Taxonomic Information
Pseudocatharylla species known from the Indian subcontinent.
Pseudocatharylla albiceps (Hampson, 1912). Sri Lanka (TL).
Pseudocatharylla artemida Bleszynski, 1964. Myanmar (TL).
Pseudocatharylla chalcipterus (Hampson, 1896). India: Meghalaya (Khasi Hills: TL).
Pseudocatharylla chionopepla (Hampson, 1919). Sri Lanka (TL).
Pseudocatharylla nigrociliella (Zeller, 1863). India: Maharashtra (Mumbai: TL); Nilgiris, Kerala, NW Himalayas.
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
Pseudocatharylla nigrociliella -
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| Total | 2 | 2 | 1 |
- OD: Catharylla nigrociliella Zeller, 1863. Mon. Chil. & Cramb.: 52
- Crambus nigricosta Hampson, G. F. 1891. Illustrations of typical specimens of Lepidoptera Heterocera in the collection of the British Museum. Vol 8, pg. 143 & pl. 156/22. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/75388#page/153/mode/1up. Plate at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/180088#page/189/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 17, # 4175 as Crambus nigricosta.
- Paleri, A., Rayhan, M. J. & Amal E. V. 2020. First record of Pseudocatharylla nigrociliella Zeller, 1863 (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) from Kerala. Bionotes 22 (3): 117-118.
- https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/873818-Pseudocatharylla-nigrociliella
Page citation
Anonymous 2025. Pseudocatharylla nigrociliella (Zeller, 1863) – . 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/pseudocatharylla-nigrociliella, accessed 2025/10/26.