Taxonomic Information
The Barsine flammealis species-complex
Barsine flammealis Moore, 1878. India: West Bengal (TL: Darjeeling), Himalaya, Sikkim, Meghalaya; Nepal.
Barsine pretiosa Moore, 1879. India: Himachal Pradesh (TL: Dharamsala), Uttarakhand.
Barsine pseudomactans Volynkin & Černý, 2016. India: Sikkim (TL: Phedong), Meghalaya (Khasi Hills), West Bengal (Darjeeling); Nepal; Bhutan.
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
Externally, B. flammealis differs from other relatives by its forewings broad, the dark pattern elements blackish, the reddish pattern elements broad and bright red or dark red.
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| Total | 1 |
- Barsine flammealis Moore, 1878, Proceedings of the general meetings for scientific business of the Zoological Society of London 1878: 28, pl. 3, fig. 15 (Type locality: "India").
- Černý, K. and Volynkin, A.V., 2016. A review of the Barsine flammealis species-complex with description of a new species from Himalaya (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae). Ukrainian Journal of Ecology, 6(3), pp.303-310. Fig. 1-3.
Page citation
Anonymous 2026. Barsine flammealis Moore, 1878 – . 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/barsine-flammealis, accessed 2026/03/19.