Taxonomic Information
Psilalcis Warren, 1893 species known from India (Kirti et al. 2019).
Psilalcis albibasis Hampson, 1895. India: Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim; Nepal.
Psilalcis bisinuata (Hampson, 1895). India: Sikkim, Meghalaya.
Psilalcis breta breta (Swinhoe, 1890). India: Nilgiris Hills.
Psilalcis conspicuata (Moore, 1888). India: Darjeeling, West Bengal.
Psilalcis dierli Sato, 1995. Nepal; India: Kumaon, Nanital, Uttarakhand.
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: Darjeeling, West Bengal.
Psilalcis rufaria (Warren, 1896). India: Khasi hills, Meghalaya.
Psilalcis subochrea (Warren, 1896). India: Khasi Hills, Meghalaya.
Psilalcis subtochracea (Hampson, 1902). India: Nilgiris.
Psilalcis thricophora (Hampson, 1895). India: Sikkim.
Psilalcis albibasis Hampson, 1895. India: Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim; Nepal.
Psilalcis bisinuata (Hampson, 1895). India: Sikkim, Meghalaya.
Psilalcis breta breta (Swinhoe, 1890). India: Nilgiris Hills.
Psilalcis conspicuata (Moore, 1888). India: Darjeeling, West Bengal.
Psilalcis dierli Sato, 1995. Nepal; India: Kumaon, Nanital, Uttarakhand.
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: Darjeeling, West Bengal.
Psilalcis rufaria (Warren, 1896). India: Khasi hills, Meghalaya.
Psilalcis subochrea (Warren, 1896). India: Khasi Hills, Meghalaya.
Psilalcis subtochracea (Hampson, 1902). India: Nilgiris.
Psilalcis thricophora (Hampson, 1895). India: Sikkim.
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
Psilalcis conspicuata lacks whitish patch on the forewing at http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/TaxBrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=92191 and Moths of Nepal, pl 35/25.
| State | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | No date |
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| Sikkim | 1 | ||||||||||||
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| Uttarakhand | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| West Bengal | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Total | 1 | 7 | 1 |
- , pg 262, # 3398 as Boarmia pallidaria.
- pl 35/27 as Paralcis pallidaria.
- http://lepbarcoding.org/geometridae/species.php?region=1&id=83298 [accessed 6 July 2016]
- http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=323653 [accessed 6 July 2016]
Page citation
Anonymous 2025. Psilalcis pallidaria (Moore, 1888) – . 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/psilalcis-pallidaria, accessed 2025/11/05.