Taxonomic Information
Ptochoryctis Kumata & Kuroko, 1988 species known from the Indian subcontinent.
Ptochoryctis acrosticta Meyrick, 1906. Sri Lanka.
Ptochoryctis alma (Meyrick, 1908). India: Coorg.
Ptochoryctis anguillaris Meyrick, 1914. Sri Lanka.
Ptochoryctis chalazopa Meyrick, 1920. India: Meghalaya; Indonesia (TL: Java).
Ptochoryctis eremopa Meyrick, 1894. Myanmar.
Ptochoryctis galbanea (Meyrick, 1914). Sri Lanka.
Ptochoryctis inviolata Meyrick, 1925. India: Western Ghats.
Ptochoryctis ochrograpta Meyrick, 1923. Myanmar.
Ptochoryctis scionota Meyrick, 1906. Sri Lanka.
Ptochoryctis simbleuta Meyrick, 1907. India: Assam.
Ptochoryctis sundarbanica Sterling and Singh, 2025. India: Sunderbans.
Ptochoryctis chalazopa Meyrick, 1920 is a new record for India.
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
Other Ptochoryctis spp checked for comparison based on FW –
Ptochoryctis acrosticta Meyrick, 1906 : Sri Lanka –
FW shining white, an almost apical grey dot, cilia white
Ptochoryctis alma (Meyrick, 1908) : Coorg –
FW light yellow-ochreous, cilia yellow-ochreous
Ptochoryctis anguillaris Meyrick, 1914 : Sri Lanka –
Silvery white, a curved dark fuscous streak from 2/3rd of costa to near apex, a dark fuscous streak along termen to tornus where it is expands & reaches to middle of disc, cilia white with dark-fuscous subbasal line
Ptochoryctis eremopa Meyrick, 1894 : Burma -
FW whitish-ochreous, on posterior half thinly sprinkled with ochreous-brown ; inner margin indistinctly suffused with ochreous-fuscous : cilia ochreous-whitish, with two cloudy ochreous-brownish lines.
Ptochoryctis galbanea (Meyrick, 1914) : Sri Lanka –
FW dark fuscous, with a faint purplish or ochreous gloss; extreme costal edge ochreous-whitish : cilia fuscous, tips pale
Ptochoryctis inviolata Meyrick, 1925 : Western Ghats –
FW glossy white, costal edge blackish towards base, 3 or 4 minute blackish specks belore lower part of termen, cilia white
Ptochoryctis ochrograpta Meyrick, 1923 : Burma –
FW shining white, an ochreous line from 3/4 of costa to tornus, obtusely angulated in middle ; an ochreous marginal line round apical part of costa, and faint dots on termen ; cilia white, an ochreous artemedian line, beyond this dark fuscous bars on upper part of termen
Ptochoryctis scionota Meyrick, 1906 : Sri Lanka –
FW shining white, faintly suffused towards dorsum with ochreous, cilia white & chreous tinged towards tornus
Ptochoryctis simbleuta Meyrick, 1907 : Assam – (closest, but still distinct)
FW white, with some irregularly scattered black scales, especially in disc ; a patch of cloudy fuscous suffusion extending from disc beyond middle to tornus ; a premarginal series of black dots from 4/5 of costa to tornus : cilia white, with fine black median line, apical third grey except above apex and on tornus - pl 3 - https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/136734#page/503/mode/1up
Ptochoryctis sundarbanica Sterling and Singh, 2025 : Sunderbans –
FW shining white, with curved brownish streak from lower part of dorsum to costa
https://zenodo.org/records/17320950
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| Total | 2 |
- Ptochoryctis chalazopa Meyrick, 1920. Exotic Lepidoptera, 2 (11). Pg 321. TL: Java. Text at https://archive.org/details/exoticmicrolepid02meyr/page/321/mode/1up?view=theater
- https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1088856-Ptochoryctis-chalazopa
Page citation
Dsilva, J 2026. Ptochoryctis chalazopa Meyrick, 1920 – . In Sondhi, S., R.P. Singh, G. Iyer, J. D'silva and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 4.2. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.mothsofindia.org/ptochoryctis-chalazopa, accessed 2026/04/24.

