Taxonomic Information
Trichophysetis Meyrick, 1884 species known from India.
Trichophysetis acutangulalis Hampson, 1903. India: Palni Hills (TL), Karnataka.
Trichophysetis cretacea (Butler, 1879). India: Himachal Pradesh (Shimla), Japan (TL).
Trichophysetis duplifascialis Hampson, [1891]
Trichophysetis hampsoni South, [1901]. India: Arunachal Pradesh.
Trichophysetis gracilentalis (Swinhoe, 1890). India: NE India, Tripura; Myanmar.
Trichophysetis metamelalis Hampson, 1899. India: Meghalaya (TL: Khasi Hills).
Trichophysetis nigricincta Hampson, 1893. India: Meghalaya (Khasi Hills); Sri Lanka (TL).
Trichophysetis nigridiscalis Warren, 1895. India: Meghalaya (TL: Khasi Hills).
Trichophysetis nigripalpis (Warren, 1896). India: Meghalaya (TL: Khasi Hills).
Trichophysetis pygmaealis (Warren, 1896). India: Meghalaya (TL: Khasi Hills).
Trichophysetis rufoterminalis (Christoph, 1881). India: Meghalaya (Khasi Hills).
Trichophysetis simplalis (Snellen, 1890). India: Sikkim (TL).
Trichophysetis umbrifusalis Hampson, 1912. India: Tamil Nadu (TL: Madras, Nilgiris, Ootacamund, Ouchterlong Valley).
Note: Trichophysetis Meyrick, 1884 replaces Hendecasis Hampson, 1896, based on Nuss et al (2022).
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
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| Total | 1 |
- Callinaïs [= Callinaias] gracilentalis Warren, 1890; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1890 (2): 287, pl. 8, f. 6; TL: Burma, Rangoon. Text at https://archive.org/details/transactionsofen1890roya/page/287/mode/1up. Plate at https://archive.org/details/transactionsofen1890roya/page/n818/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. 140.
- https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1358610-Trichophysetis-gracilentalis
Page citation
Anonymous 2026. Trichophysetis gracilentalis (Swinhoe, 1890) – . In Sondhi, S., R.P. Singh, G. Iyer, J. D'silva and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 4.12. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.mothsofindia.org/trichophysetis-gracilentalis, accessed 2026/04/03.