Taxonomic Information
Periacma Meyrick, 1894 species known from the Indian subcontinent.
Periacma continuata Meyrick, 1922. India: S. India, Himachal Pradesh.
Periacma circumclusa Meyrick, 1922. India: Assam, Himachal Pradesh.
Periacma eporphna Meyrick, 1923. India: Meghalaya (TL: Shillong).
Periacma haliphaea Meyrick, 1910. India: Assam.
Periacma isomora Meyrick, 1910. India: Meghalaya (TL: Khasis).
Periacma iodesma Meyrick, 1910. India: Meghalaya (TL: Shillong).
Periacma laganopa Meyrick, 1910. India: Meghalaya (TL: Khasis).
Periacma mnemonica Meyrick, 1910. India: West Bengal (TL: Kurseong), Meghalaya (Khasis).
Periacma turbulenta Meyrick, 1910. India: Meghalaya (TL: Khasis).
Periacma byrsodes Meyrick, 1910. Sri Lanka.
Periacma ceroplasta Meyrick, 1910. S. India.
Periacma chelonias Meyrick, 1910. Sri Lanka.
Periacma chlorodesma Meyrick, 1894. Myanmar.
Periacma contraria Meyrick, 1910. S. India.
Periacma delophanta Meyrick, 1930. S. India.
Periacma diplotoma Meyrick, 1939. India.
Periacma ferialis Meyrick, 1894. Myanmar.
Periacma haliphaea Meyrick, 1910. India: Meghalaya (TL: Khasis).
Periacma harutai Ueda & Moriuti, 1996. Nepal.
Periacma himalayensis Ueda & Moriuti, 1996. Nepal.
Periacma limosa Meyrick, 1910. Sri Lanka.
Periacma macra Meyrick, 1910. Sri Lanka.
Periacma melicrossa Meyrick, 1910. S. India.
Periacma metrica Meyrick, 1910. Sri Lanka.
Periacma nepalensis Ueda & Moriuti, 1996. Nepal.
Periacma orthiodes Meyrick, 1894. Myanmar.
Periacma pentachora Meyrick, 1910. S. India.
Periacma plumbea Meyrick, 1919. India: Uttarakhand (TL: Bhimtal).
Periacma scrupulosa Meyrick, 1910. Sri Lanka.
Periacma selenota Meyrick, 1914. S. India.
Periacma teraturga Meyrick, 1914. S. India (TL: Coorg).
Periacma torrida (Meyrick, 1894). Myanmar.
Periacma turbinea Meyrick, 1916. Myanmar.
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
Periacma spp. -
| State | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | No date |
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| Uttarakhand | 3 | ||||||||||||
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| Total | 1 | 3 |
Page citation
Anonymous 2025. Periacma spp. Meyrick, 1894 – . In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, R.P. Singh, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.92. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.mothsofindia.org/periacma-spp, accessed 2025/07/15.