Taxonomic Information
Eulocastra Butler, 1886 species known from India.
Eulocastra argentifrons (Butler, 1889). India: Himachal Pradesh (TL: Dharamsala), Uttarakhand.
Eulocastra argentisparsa Hampson, 1910. India: TL: Madras, Gooty.
Eulocastra excisa (Swinhoe, 1885). India: Maharashtra (TL: Poona [Pune]).
Eulocastra leucobasis Hampson, 1910. India: Madras, Belgaum.
Eulocastra neoexcisa Berio, 1954. India: Himachal Pradesh (TL: Dharamsala).
Eulocastra nigrivittata (Warren, 1888). Pakistan: TL: Camphellpore [Attock].
Eulocastra phaeella Hampson, 1918. India: Madras, Belgaum.
Eulocastra quintana (Swinhoe, 1885). India: Maharashtra (TL).
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
Eulocastra excisa -
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Similar species: Eulocastra undulata Snellen, 1880
Eulocastra undulata Snellen, 1880; Seitz, A. (Ed.). Macro Lep. World. Vol. 11, pg. 296, Pl. 27h. Lepindex lists excisa as a synonym of undulata.
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- Acontia excisa Swinhoe, 1885. Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. Pg. 453. TL: Poona. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28697443#page/543/mode/1up
- Acontia excisa Butler, 1889. Illustrations of typical specimens of Lepidoptera Heterocera in the collection of the British Museum Part 7, pg. 61, Pl. 129:5-6. TL: Dharamsala. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/180012#page/71/mode/1up. Plate at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/180012#page/151/mode/1up
- Seitz, A. (Ed.). Macro Lep. World. Vol. 11, pg. 296, Pl. 26n.
- http://www.jpmoth.org/~dmoth/80_Noctuidae/06_Eublemminae/4097Eulocastra_excisa/Eulocastra_excisa_080914747.jpg
Page citation
Anonymous 2025. Eulocastra excisa (Swinhoe, 1885) – . 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/Eulocastra-excisa, accessed 2025/11/10.