Taxonomic Information
Nymphicula Snellen, [1880] species known from Indian subcontinent.
Nymphicula blandialis (Walker, 1859). India: Himachal Pradesh (Dharamsala), Uttarakhand, West Bengal (Kolkatta), Tamil Nadu (Nilgiris), Kerala, Gujarat ; Sri Lanka (TL).
Nymphicula bombayensis (Swinhoe & Cotes, 1889). India: Mumbai (TL); Sri Lanka.
Nymphicula junctalis (Hampson, 1891). India: Nilgiris (TL), W. Slopes 3000ft., Tamil Nadu.
Nymphicula mesorphna (Meyrick, 1894). Myanmar.
Nymphicula nigritalis (Hampson, 1893). Sri Lanka.
Nymphicula patnalis (C. Felder, R. Felder & Rogenhofer in C. Felder, R. Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875). India: Kolkata (TL), West Bengal.
Nymphicula trimacula (Hampson, 1891). India: Nilgiris (TL), W. Slopes 3000ft., Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Maharashtra.
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
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| Total | 4 | 1 |
- Cataclysta trimacula Hampson, 1891. Ill. typical Spec. Lep. Het. Colln Br. Mus. 8: 40, 139, pl. 155, f. 14; TL: Nilgiri District, W. slopes, 3000ft. Text at https://archive.org/details/illustrationsoft08brituoft/page/139/mode/1up?view=theater. Plate at https://archive.org/details/illustrationsoft08brituoft/page/n186/mode/1up?view=theater
- 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. 197, # 4648.
- Nymphicula trimacula; Speidel & Mey, 1999, Tijdschr. Ent. 142: 128; Text at https://archive.org/details/tijdschriftvoore1999nede/page/128/mode/1up?view=theater
- https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1153360-Nymphicula-trimacula
Note: Nymphicula bombayensis (Swinhoe & Cotes, 1889) is listed as a synonym of blandialis in Hampson, FBI, vol. 4 but valid species in A catalogue of Indian Pyraloidea (Lepidoptera).
Page citation
Anonymous 2025. Nymphicula trimacula (Hampson, 1891) – . 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/nymphicula-trimacula, accessed 2025/11/11.