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.
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
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| Total | 4 | 2 | 1 |
- Psilalcis inoueorum Sato, R., 2008. Two new species of the genus Psilalcis (Geometridae, Ennominae) from Myanmar. Tinea 20 (4): 209-212.
- Sondhi, S., Singh, R.P., Pawar, U. and Kunte, K., 2025. Additions to the moth (Lepidoptera) fauna of India from the eastern Himalaya and northeastern region: Part 2. Tropical Lepidoptera Research, pp.1-13.
- https://www.naro.affrc.go.jp/archive/niaes/inventory/insect/dblepi/067_p_inoueorum.html
- https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1413305-Psilalcis-inoueorum
Page citation
D'Silva, J. & S. Sondhi 2025. Psilalcis inoueorum Sato, 2008 – . 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/index.php/Psilalcis-inoueorum, accessed 2025/11/10.