Taxonomic Information
Mesophractias Warren, 1913 species know from the Indian subcontinent.
Mesophractias alstoni (Hampson, 1907). Sri Lanka (TL: Maskeliya); India: Karnataka.
Mesophractias falcatalis (Hampson, 1894). India: Sikkim (TL)
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
Similar species: Mesophractias falcatalis (Hampson, 1894).
Corgatha falcatalis Hampson, 1894. FBI, vol. 2, pg. 348.
Eublemma falcatalis; Hampson, G. F. 1910. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum, Vol. 10, pg. 68, Pl. 150/22. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18434859#page/94/mode/1up
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| Total | 1 |
- Eublemma alstoni Hampson, 1907; The Journal of Bombay Natural History Society, 17:3, pg. 647; TL: Ceylon, Maskeliya. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/95250#page/757/mode/1up
- Hampson, G. F. 1910. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum, Vol. 10, pg. 67, Fig. 30. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18434859#page/93/mode/1up
- Seitz, A. (Ed.). Macro. Lep. World, Vol. 11, pg. 213.
- https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1265100-Mesophractias-alstoni
Page citation
Anonymous 2026. Mesophractias alstoni (Hampson, 1907) – . 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/mesophractias-alstoni, accessed 2026/03/26.