Dichocrocis pyrrhalis (Walker, 1859) -

Taxonomic Information

Dichocrocis Lederer, 1863 species known from India. 
Dichocrocis actinialis Hampson, 1898. India: Khasis, Meghalaya. 
Dichocrocis definita (Butler, 1889). Himalayas. 
Dichocrocis macrostidza Hampson, 1912. Myanmar. 
Dichocrocis plutusalis (Walker, 1859). India: NE India. 
Dichocrocis pyrrhalis (Walker, 1859). India: Nilgiris; Sri Lanka. 
Dichocrocis rigidalis (Snellen, 1890). NE Himalaya, Karnataka. 
Dichocrocis revidata (Fabricius, 1787). S. India. 
Dichocrocis zebralis (Moore, 1867). NE Himalaya. 

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

Dichocrocis pyrrhalis -


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Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Daman & Diu
Delhi
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir
Jharkhand
Karnataka2
Kerala
Lakshadweep
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Maharashtra1
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
Paschimbanga
Pondicherry
Punjab
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Tamil Nadu
Tripura
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Uttarakhand
West Bengal
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  1. OD: Zebronia pyrrhalis Walker, 1859. List of the specimens of lepidopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum 17: 483. TL: Borneo. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/120189#page/503/mode/1up
  2. Orthospila angulifascia Hampson, 1891. 38, 136–137, pl. 155 fig. 10. TL: Nilgiris. 
  3. 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. 309, # 4901 as Dichocrocis pyrrhalis. Lists Haritala angulifascia as a synonym. 
  4. https://zsispeciespage.com/Species/dichocrocis-pyrrhalis-walker-1859
  5. https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1112561-Dichocrocis-pyrrhalis
Note: Lepindex lists this as Zebronia with type in Oxford. Deletes distribution from S. India and Sri Lanka. States from Sarawak, Borneo. Similar species: Dichocrocis nigrilinealis.
 

Page citation

Anonymous 2024. Dichocrocis pyrrhalis (Walker, 1859) – . In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, R.P. Singh, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.72. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.mothsofindia.org/dichocrocis-pyrrhalis, accessed 2024/03/29.