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 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
- OD: Boarmia albibasis Hampson, G.F.1895. Fauna of British India, Moths. Vol 3, pg 278.
- Haruta, T. (Ed.). 1994. Moths of Nepal. Part 3. TINEA. Vol. 14 (Supplement 1). The Japan Heterocerists’ Society, Tokyo. Pl. 75/4.
Note: Inoue, 1978 suggests this species as Myrioblephara albibasis but we follow the treatment in The Forum Herbulot.
Page citation
Anonymous 2025. Psilalcis albibasis (Hampson, 1895) – . 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-albibasis, accessed 2025/11/10.