Taxonomic Information
Nephopterix Hübner, [1825] species known from India.
Nephopterix bicolorella Leech, 1889. India: Himachal Pradesh (Dalhousie).
Nephopterix eugraphella Ragonot, 1888. India: Punjab, Bihar, Delhi, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Jharkhand.
Nephopterix hypocautella Hampson, 1903. India: Gujarat (TL: Deesa).
Nephopterix nocturnella Hampson, 1896. India: Sikkim, Meghalaya (Khasis); Bhutan (TL).
Nephopterix ochribasalis Hampson, 1896. India: Meghalaya (Khasis), Maharashtra; Bhutan (TL).
Nephopterix rhodobasalis Hampson, 1912. N. India, Madhya Pradesh; Sri Lanka (TL).
Nephopterix rhyparella Ragonot, 1888. India: Kala Pani (TL), N. India, Himachal Pradesh (Shimla).
Nephopterix rubralis Hampson, 1903. India: Tamil Nadu (TL: Chennai [Madras]).
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
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| Total | 2 |
- Nephopterix bicolorella Leech, 1889, Entomologist, 22: 108. TL: Japan.
- Moths of Japan, Vol. 2, Pl. 47/26.
- Paek, M.K. and Bae, Y.S., 2001. A Revision of the Genus Nephopterix Hübner (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae, Phycitinae, Phycitini) from Korea. Insecta Koreana, 18(4), pp.293-306.
- Nephopterix bicolorella; Bae,Y., Paek, M and M. Qi. 2017. Insect Fauna of Korea, Volume 16, Number 15, Arthropoda: Insecta: Lepidoptera: Pyralidae (Phycitinae I) Pyralid Moths II. Pg. 114, Pl. 4/48. Published by the National Institute of Biological Resources Environmental Research Complex, Hwangyeong-ro 42, Seo-gu Incheon 22689, Republic of Korea. Pp148.
- Nephopterix bicolorella; Singh et al, 2022. A catalogue of Indian Pyraloidea (Lepidoptera), pg. 100.
- https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1090289-Nephopterix-bicolorella
Page citation
Anonymous 2025. Nephopterix bicolorella Leech, 1889 – . In Sondhi, S., R.P. Singh, G. Iyer, J. D'silva and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 4.12. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.mothsofindia.org/nephopterix-bicolorella, accessed 2025/11/14.