1. Live pictures

1.1. Imago

1: Bhutan, Trongsa, Trongsa, im Ort, 2180 m, 22. April 2018, am Licht (det. (cf.) & fot.: Oskar Jungklaus), conf. Michel KettnerForum

2: Indien, Arunachal Pradesh, Eaglenest Wildlife Resort, Lama Camp, 2350 m, 23. August 2025 (det. & fot.: Regine Hakenbeck)

2. Diagnosis

1-2: ♂, data see label (coll. & photos: Egbert Friedrich)

1-3: ♀, data see label (coll. & photos: Egbert Friedrich)

2.1. Original description

1: Walker (1858: 1667) [from copyright-free scan at www.biodiversitylibrary.org]

3. Biology

3.1. Habitat

1: Indien, Arunachal Pradesh, Eaglenest Wildlife Resort, Lama Camp, 2350 m, 23. August 2025 (fot.: Regine Hakenbeck)

4. Further information

4.1. Synonyms

• Leocyma apicalis Snellen, 1880 [synonym according to butterflyhouse.com]

4.2. Faunistics

Nach [Global Biodiversity Information Facility] kommt die Art in Taiwan, Australien, Malaysia, Bhutan, Indonesien, Indien, Papua-Neuguinea, Hongkong und Kenia vor.

Locus typicus gemäß Erstbeschreibung: Canara.

(Autor: Michel Kettner)

4.3. Literature

• Original description: Walker, F. (1858): List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 15: 1521-1888.

4.4. Information at other websites (external links)

• [BOLD]
• [Global Biodiversity Information Facility]
• [Australian Lepidoptera Butterflyhouse]
• [AfroMoths]
• [Moths of India]