Taxonomic Information
Alcis Curtis, 1826 species known from India.
Alcis admissaria (Guenée, [1858]). North India.
Alcis albifera (Moore, 1888. India: West Bengal (Darjeeling).
Alcis albilnea Sato, 1993. India: West Bengal (Darjeeling).
Alcis arisema Prout, 1934. India: Arunachal Pradesh (Tawang, Tale WLS).
Alcis athola (Prout, 1926). India: West Bengal (Darjeeling).
Alcis decussata (Moore, 1868). India: West Bengal (Darjeeling).
Alcis granitaria (Moore, 1888).India: Kashmir (Sind valley, Chamba).
Alcis holophaearia (Hampson, 1907). India: Kashmir (Dana), Punjab
Alcis imbecilis (Moore, 1888). India: West Bengal (Darjeeling).
Alcis iterata Butler, 1886. NW India.
Alcis latifasciata (Warren, 1893). India: Sikkim.
Alcis maculata (Moore, 1868).India: Bengal.
Alcis macroclarata Sato, 1993. India: Bengal.
Alcis megaspilaria (Moore, 1867). India.
Alcis nigralbata Warren, 1893. India: Sikkim.
Alcis nigridorsaria (Guenée, 1858). India.
Alcis nilgirica Hampson, 1891. India: Nilgiris.
Alcis orbifer Warren, 1896. India: Meghalaya (Khasi Hills).
Alcis perspicuata perspicuata (Moore, 1868). India: Bengal.
Alcis perspicuata vicana Moore, 1888. India: West Bengal (Darjeeling).
Alcis pleniferata (Walker, [1863]). Bhutan.
Alcis prosoica (Wehrli, 1943). India:Himalayas.
Alcis periphracta (Prout, 1926). India: Arunachal Pradesh, West Bengal.
Alcis quadrifera (Walker, 1866). India: North India.
Alcis rufomagrinata (Moore, [1868]). India: Bengal.
Alcis semialba (Moore, 1888). India: West Bengal (Darjeeling), Meghalaya (Khasi Hills).
Alcis semiclarata (Walker, 1862). India: Sikkim, West Himalaya.
Alcis stictineura (Hampson, 1907).India: Kashmir (Rala, Koksar).
Alcis sublimis Butler, 1889. India: Himachal Pradesh (Kangra district, Dharamsala).
Alcis subnitida Warren, 1893. India: Sikkim (Tonglo), West Bengal (Darjeeling).
Alcis subolivacea (Hampson, 1907). India: Kashmir (Rala, Koksar).
Alcis subrufaria Warren, 1893. India: Sikkim.
Alcis tenera Warren, 1893.India: Sikkim.
Alcis trikotaria (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875).India: Himalayas.
Alcis variegata (Moore, 1888). India: West Bengal (Darjeeling), Uttarakhand.
Alcis variegata nebulosa (Swinhoe, 1891)
Alcis venustularia (Walker, 1866). North India.
Alcis vialis (Moore, 1888)is now treated as Harutalcis vialis (Moore, 1888).
Alcis atrostipata (Walker, 1862) is now treated as Harutalcis atrostipata (Walker, 1862).
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
Similar species.
Alcis colorifera (Prout, 1916). SE Asia.
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/516729-Alcis-colorifera
Alcis praevariegata (Prout, 1926)
Diagnosis (MOB). This (Alcis periphracta) and the next species (Alcis praevariegata) have similar facies, with the medial area clearer of brown variegation than the rest of the wings, but praevariegata has this area a distinct, pale yellow, and the pale zone is more extensive on the hindwing.
https://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-11/Boarmiini/boarmiini_36_2.php for Alcis praevariegata
Sato, R., 2008. Notes on Alcis variegata (Moore), A. colorifera (Prout)(Geometridae, Ennominae), and their allies from the Sunda Islands, with descriptions of two new species. Lepidoptera Science, 59(2), pp.171-185. Fig. 26-29.
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/698960-Alcis-praevariegata
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| Total | 2 | 3 | 2 |
- Cleora periphracta Prout, 1926. Sarawak Mus. J. 3: 202. TL: Borneo. text at https://archive.org/details/sarawakmuseumjou03sara/page/n235/mode/1up?view=theater
- Sato, R., 2008. Notes on Alcis variegata (Moore), A. colorifera (Prout)(Geometridae, Ennominae), and their allies from the Sunda Islands, with descriptions of two new species. Lepidoptera Science, 59(2), pp.171-185. pg 183 and fig 50-53.
- Chandra, K., Kumar, V., Singh, N., Raha, A., Sanyal, A.K.2019. Assemblages of Lepidoptera in Indian Himalaya through long term monitoring plots. Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata, 1-457 pp. Pl 84:16.
- https://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-11/Boarmiini/boarmiini_36_1.php
- https://v3.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=92164
- https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/743189-Alcis-periphracta
Page citation
Anonymous 2024. Alcis periphracta (Prout, 1926) – . In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, R.P. Singh, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.73. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.mothsofindia.org/Alcis-periphracta, accessed 2024/04/28.