Oxymacaria palliata (Hampson, 1891) -

Taxonomic Information

Oxymacaria Warren, 1894 species known from India and Sri Lanka. 
Oxymacaria ceylonica Hampson, 1902. Sri Lanka.
Oxymacaria brunneata (Warren, 1896). India: Meghalaya (Khasi Hills), Uttarakhand; Nepal. 
Oxymacaria hepaticata (Swinhoe, 1894). India: Khasi hills, Meghalaya (Cherrapunji).
Oxymacaria maculosata maculosata (Warren, 1896). India: Meghalaya (Khasi Hills); Nepal. 
Oxymacaria oliva (Swinhoe, 1894). India: Meghalaya (Khasi Hills); Nepal. 
Oxymacaria palliata (Hampson, 1891). India: Nilgiri district, N Slopes, the plateau, 6000-7000ft, Maharashtra.
Oxymacaria pectinata Hampson, 1902. India: Palnis, 7000ft.
Oxymacaria penumbrata penumbrata (Warren, 1896). India: Meghalaya (Khasi Hills).
Oxymacaria temeraria temeraria (Swinhoe, 1891). India: Meghalaya (Khasi Hills), Arunachal Pradesh. 

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  1. OD: Azata palliata Hampson, 1891. Illustration of typical specimens of Lepidoptera Heterocera in the Collection of the British Museum Part VIII, pg. 113, pl. 151, f. 5. Text at https://archive.org/stream/illustrationsoft08brituoft#page/113/mode/1up. Plate at https://archive.org/stream/illustrationsoft08brituoft#page/n178/mode/1up.
  2. Hampson, G. F. 1895. The Fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma. Moths, Vol. 3. Taylor & Francis, London. Noctuidae (cont.) to Geometridae 546 p - 226 figs. Pg 211, #3261. 
  3. Kirti, J.S., Goyal, T. and Kaur, M., 2012. An inventory of family Geometridae (Lepidoptera) from Western Ghats of India. Journal of Entomological Research, 36(1), pp.83-94. Pg. 89. 
  4. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/18551680

Page citation

Anonymous 2025. Oxymacaria palliata (Hampson, 1891) – . In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, R.P. Singh, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.9. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://mothsofindia.org/oxymacaria-palliata, accessed 2025/04/24.