Taxonomic Information
Psilalcis Warren, 1893 species known from India.
Psilalcis albibasis Hampson, 1895. India: Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim; Nepal.
Psilalcis bisinuata (Hampson, 1895). India: Sikkim, Meghalaya, West Bengal.
Psilalcis breta breta (Swinhoe, 1890). India: Nilgiris Hills, Kerala, Uttarakhand, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh.
Psilalcis conspicuata (Moore, 1888). India: West Bengal (Darjeeling), Arunachal Pradesh.
Psilalcis dierli Sato, 1995. Nepal; India: Uttarakhand (Kumaon, Nainital).
Psilalcis inceptaria (Walker, 1866). India: Nilgiris, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala.
Psilalcis indistincta (Hampson, 1891). India: Nilgiris.
Psilalcis inoueorum Sato, 2008. Myanmar (TL); India: Arunachal Pradesh.
Psilalcis pallidaria (Moore, 1888). India: West Bengal (Darjeeling), Uttarakhand, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim.
Psilalcis rufaria (Warren, 1896). India: Meghalaya (Khasi Hills).
Psilalcis subochrea (Warren, 1896). India: Meghalaya (Khasi Hills).
Psilalcis subtochracea (Hampson, 1902). India: Nilgiris, Kerala.
Psilalcis thricophora (Hampson, 1895). India: Sikkim.
Genitalia dissection is the only way to separate Psilalcis breta, Psilalcis indistincta, Psilalcis subtochracea and Psilalcis inceptaria with certainty.
Psilalcis albibasis Hampson, 1895. India: Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim; Nepal.
Psilalcis bisinuata (Hampson, 1895). India: Sikkim, Meghalaya, West Bengal.
Psilalcis breta breta (Swinhoe, 1890). India: Nilgiris Hills, Kerala, Uttarakhand, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh.
Psilalcis conspicuata (Moore, 1888). India: West Bengal (Darjeeling), Arunachal Pradesh.
Psilalcis dierli Sato, 1995. Nepal; India: Uttarakhand (Kumaon, Nainital).
Psilalcis inceptaria (Walker, 1866). India: Nilgiris, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala.
Psilalcis indistincta (Hampson, 1891). India: Nilgiris.
Psilalcis inoueorum Sato, 2008. Myanmar (TL); India: Arunachal Pradesh.
Psilalcis pallidaria (Moore, 1888). India: West Bengal (Darjeeling), Uttarakhand, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim.
Psilalcis rufaria (Warren, 1896). India: Meghalaya (Khasi Hills).
Psilalcis subochrea (Warren, 1896). India: Meghalaya (Khasi Hills).
Psilalcis subtochracea (Hampson, 1902). India: Nilgiris, Kerala.
Psilalcis thricophora (Hampson, 1895). India: Sikkim.
Genitalia dissection is the only way to separate Psilalcis breta, Psilalcis indistincta, Psilalcis subtochracea and Psilalcis inceptaria with certainty.
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
Psilalcis conspicuata lacks whitish patch on the forewing at http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/TaxBrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=92191 and Moths of Nepal, pl 35/25.
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| Uttarakhand | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| West Bengal | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Total | 1 | 7 | 1 |
- , pg 262, # 3398 as Boarmia pallidaria.
- pl 35/27 as Paralcis pallidaria.
- http://lepbarcoding.org/geometridae/species.php?region=1&id=83298 [accessed 6 July 2016]
- http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=323653 [accessed 6 July 2016]
Page citation
Anonymous 2025. Psilalcis pallidaria (Moore, 1888) – . 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/psilalcis-pallidaria, accessed 2025/11/08.