Taxonomic Information
Achyra Guenée, 1849 species known from India.
Achyra nudalis (Hübner, [1796]). S. India.
Achyra coelatalis (Walker, 1859). India; Sri Lanka.
Achyra massalis (Walker, 1859). India: NW Himalaya, Maharashtra (Pune), West Bengal (Kolkatta), Kerala; Sri Lanka (Singh et al 2022).
Note: Separating Achyra massalis and Achyra coelatalis using images is difficult, and it remains to be investigated whether these are different species or need to be synomized. See discussion here.
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Photo Gallery and Species Biology
Achyra massalis -
| State | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | No date |
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| Uttarakhand | 1 | ||||||||||||
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| Total | 1 |
- Scopula massalis Walker, 1859. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum, Part 18, pg. 792–793. TL: Australia. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/120189#page/822/mode/1up
- Hampson, G. F. 1896. The Fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma. Moths, Vol.4. Taylor & Francis, London. Pyralidae 594 p - 287 figs. Pg. 408, # 5168 as Phlyctaenodes massalis. Dosara coelatalis is listed as a synonym.
- http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/pyru/massalis.html
Page citation
Anonymous 2025. Achyra massalis (Walker, 1859) – . In Sondhi, S., R.P. Singh, G. Iyer, J. D'silva and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 4.12. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.mothsofindia.org/achyra-massalis, accessed 2025/11/18.