Phalacra excisa Hampson, [1893] -

Taxonomic Information

Phalacra Walker, 1866 species known from India (Joshi et al. 2020). 
Phalacra acutipennis Swinhoe, 1903. India: Meghalaya (Khasi Hills). 
Phalacra albilinea Warren, 1899. India: Meghalaya (Khasi Hills). 
Phalacra excisa Hampson, [1893]. India: Sikkim. 
Phalacra ochrea Warren, 1922. India: Meghalaya (Khasi Hills). 
Phalacra perspicaria (Fabricius, 1798) (Phalaena). India: Tamil Nadu. 
Phalacra strigata (Warren, 1896). India: Meghalaya. 
Phalacra vidhisara (Walker, 1860) (Hemerophila). India: Maharashtra, West Bengal, Nilgiris; Sri Lanka.

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

Phalacra excisa -


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Andaman and Nicobar Islands
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  1. OD: Phalacra excisa Hampson, [1893]. Fauna Br. India (Moths), 1: 345-346.
  2. Seitz, A. (Ed.) 1922. Macro. Lep. World. Vol. 10, pg. 459, Pl. 48h. 
  3. Joshi, R., Singh, N., László, G.M. and J. Ahmad. 2020. An Updated Checklist of Superfamily Drepanoidea (Lepidoptera) from India. Records of the Zoological Survey of India, 120(1), pp.1-24.

Note: Both wings with outer margin excised below apex. 

 

Page citation

Anonymous 2024. Phalacra excisa Hampson, [1893] – . In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, R.P. Singh, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.72. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.mothsofindia.org/phalacra-excisa, accessed 2024/03/29.