Taxonomic Information
Electrophaes Prout, 1923 species known from India and Nepal.
Electrophaes aliena (Butler, 1880). Bhutan (TL); India: Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Uttarakhand; Nepal.
Electrophaes aspretifera Prout, 1938. India: Kashmir (TL).
Electrophaes chrysophaes Prout, 1923. India: Meghalaya (TL: Khasi Hills).
Electrophaes cryopetra Prout, 1940. India: Sikkim (TL: Yatong).
Electrophaes fulgidaria (Leech, 1897) (Cidaria). Nepal; India: Arunachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand.
Electrophaes intertexta Warren, 1893. India: Sikkim (TL).
Electrophaes nigrifulvaria (Hampson, 1902) (Cidaria). India: Kashmir (TL).
Electrophaes niveonotata (Warren, 1901) (Cidaria). India: Sikkim (TL).
Electrophaes niveopicta (Warren, 1893) (Amoebe). India: Sikkim (TL).
Electrophaes recta Yazaki, 1994. Nepal; India: Arunachal Pradesh.
Electrophaes zaphenges Prout, 1940. India: Meghalaya (TL: Khasi Hills); Nepal.
Electrophaes marginata Yazaki, 1994. Nepal.
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
Similar species: Electrophaes fulgidaria (Leech, 1897)
From images and the OD, aliena and fulgidaria are separated as under:
FW: Central golden band in fulgidaria is more irregular with spikes in the middle of the band, both internally and externally; this band is more regular in aliena, lacking prominent spikes. Basal brown band in fulgidaria is outlined with an angular white line, absent or obscure in aliena.
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| Total | 1 | 1 | 1 |
- Cidaria aliena Butler, 1880; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (5) 6: 230. TL: “Bhotan”. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25170455#page/244/mode/1up
- Cidaria aurata; Hampsons Vol 3.Pg. 355 , # 3647. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38930973#page/391/mode/1up
- Cidaria aliena; Butler, 1886. Illustrations of typical specimens of Lepidoptera Heterocera in the collection of the British Museum, part 6, Pg. 89, Pl. 120/11. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46938636#page/111/mode/1up. Plate at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46938636#page/151/mode/1up
- Seitz, A. (Ed). 1912. Macro. Lep. World, Vol. 4, pg. 252, Pl. 10l (fem, as aurata). Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35744925#page/270/mode/1up
- [Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology. v6(1955-57)No.12. New Species of Indo-Australian Geometridae by L>B Prout. pp 365-463. Page 429 Plate 34 Row I]
- Electrophaes aliena; MON Part 1, pg. 8, pl. 6, f. 26.
- http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=274544
- https://lepiforum.org/wiki/page/Electrophaes_aliena
Page citation
Anonymous 2026. Electrophaes aliena (Butler, 1880) – . In Sondhi, S., R.P. Singh, G. Iyer, J. D'silva and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 4.11. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.mothsofindia.org/electrophaes-aliena, accessed 2026/02/22.