Biology:List of moths of India (Psychidae)

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This is a list of moths of the family Psychidae that are found in India . It also acts as an index to the species articles and forms part of the full List of moths of India.

Subfamily Oiketicinae

Genus Dappula

Genus Eumeta

  • Eumeta crameri (Westwood, 1854) (= Clania crameri (Westwood, 1854) sensu Hampson, 1892)
  • Eumeta variegata (Snellen, 1879) (= Clania variegata (Snellen, 1879) sensu Hampson, 1892)


Genus Acanthopsyche

  • Acanthopsyche bipars Walker, 1865 (= Acanthospyche (Oeceticoides) bipars (Walker, 1865) sensu Hampson, 1892)
  • Acanthopsyche cana Hampson, 1892 (= Acanthospyche (Oeceticoides) cana Hampson, 1892 [1893] sensu Hampson, 1892)

Subfamily Psychinae

Genus Psyche

Subgenus Manatha

Subgenus Heyla

  • Heyla griseata Hampson
  • Heyla fusca Hampson
  • Heyla nudilineata Hampson

Subgenus Chalioides

Subgenus Eurycyttarus

  • Eurycyttarus pileata Hampson
  • Eurycyttarus nigra Hampson
  • Eurycyttarus rotunda Hampson
  • Eurycyttarus decemvena Hampson

Subgenus Barandra

  • Barandra fumata Moore

Subfamily Chaliinae

Genus Kotochalia

  • Kotochalia doubledaii (sv) Westwood

Genus Mahasena

  • Mahasena andamana Moore
  • Mahasena hockingij Moore

Genus Pteroxys

Subfamily Canephorinae

Genus Moffatia

  • Moffatia plumicauda Moore

Subfamily Psychoidinae

Genus Diabasis

  • Diabasis nilgirensis Hampson

Genus Aprata

  • Aprata mackwoodi Moore

Subfamily unassigned

Genus Bambalina

  • Bambalina consorta (Templeton, 1847) (= Amatissa consorta (Templeton, 1847) sensu Hampson, 1892)

Genus Kophene

  • Kophene cuprea Moore, 1892 (= Amatissa cuprea (Moore, 1892) sensu Hampson, 1892)
  • Kophene snelleni Heylaerts, 1890 (= Acanthospyche (Metisa) snelleni (Heylaerts, 1890) sensu Hampson, 1892)
  • Kophene minor Moore, 1879 (= Acanthospyche (Oeceticoides) minor (Moore, 1879) sensu Hampson, 1892)

Genus Dasaratha

  • Dasaratha himalayana Moore, 1888 (= Acanthospyche (Dasaratha) himalayana (Moore, 1888) sensu Hampson, 1892)

Genus Urobarba

  • Urobarba longicauda Warren, 1888 (= Acanthospyche (Dasaratha) longicauda (Warren, 1888) sensu Hampson, 1892)

Genus Brachycyttarus

  • Brachycyttarus subteralbatus Hampson, 1892 (= Acanthospyche (Brachycyttarus) subteralbata Hampson, 1892 [1893] sensu Hampson, 1892)

Genus Pteroma

  • plagiophleps Hampson, 1892 (= Acanthospyche (Pteroma) plagiophleps Hampson, 1892 [1893] sensu Hampson, 1892)

Genus Metisa

  • Metisa plana Walker, 1883 (= Acanthospyche (Metisa) plana (Walker, 1883) sensu Hampson, 1892)
  • Metisa moorei (Heylaerts, 1890) (= Acanthospyche (Metisa) moorei (Heylaerts, 1890) sensu Hampson, 1892)

Genus Narycia

  • Narycia berecynthia Meyrick, 1931

Genus Psomocolax

  • Psomocolax rhabdophora (Hampson, 1892) (= Acanthospyche (Amicta) rhabdophora (Hampson, 1892 [1893]) sensu Hampson, 1892)

Genus Acanthoecia

  • Acanthoecia larminati (Heylaerts, 1904)

Genus Sapheneutis

  • Sapheneutis crocotricha Meyrick, 1910
  • Sapheneutis colocynthia Meyrick, 1916
  • Sapheneutis galerita Meyrick, 1911

Genus Typhonia

  • Typhonia autochthonia (Meyrick, 1931)
  • Typhonia brachiata (Meyrick, 1919)
  • Typhonia campestris (Meyrick, 1916)
  • Typhonia certatrix (Meyrick, 1916)
  • Typhonia coagulata (Meyrick, 1919)
  • Typhonia colonica (Meyrick, 1916)
  • Typhonia cremata (Meyrick, 1916)
  • Typhonia deposita (Meyrick, 1919)
  • Typhonia exsecrata (Meyrick, 1937)
  • Typhonia gregaria (Meyrick, 1916)
  • Typhonia imparata (Meyrick, 1928)
  • Typhonia infensa (Meyrick, 1916)
  • Typhonia isopeda (Meyrick, 1907)
  • Typhonia jactata (Meyrick, 1937)
  • Typhonia lignosa (Meyrick, 1917)
  • Typhonia meliphaea (Meyrick, 1916)
  • Typhonia multiplex (Meyrick, 1917)
  • Typhonia nota (Meyrick, 1919)
  • Typhonia obtrectans (Meyrick, 1930)
  • Typhonia onthostola (Meyrick, 1937)(
  • Typhonia paraclasta (Meyrick, 1922)
  • Typhonia paricropa (Meyrick, 1907)
  • Typhonia pericrossa (Meyrick, 1907)
  • Typhonia phaeogenes (Meyrick, 1919)
  • Typhonia praecepta (Meyrick, 1916)
  • Typhonia ptyalistis (Meyrick, 1937)
  • Typhonia ramifera (Meyrick, 1916)
  • Typhonia rhythmopis (Meyrick, 1928) (Andamans)
  • Typhonia semota (Meyrick, 1937)
  • Typhonia subacta (Meyrick, 1919)
  • Typhonia tylota (Meyrick, 1916)
  • Typhonia vorticosa (Meyrick, 1930)

See also

References

  • Hampson, G.F. et al. (1892–1937) Fauna of British India Including Ceylon and Burma - Moths. Vols. 1-5 cxix + 2813 p - 1295 figs - 1 table - 15 pl (12 in col.)
  • Kendrick, R.C., 2002 [2003]. Moths (Insecta: Lepidoptera) of Hong Kong. Ph.D. thesis, The University of Hong Kong. xvi + 660 pp. [1]
  • Savela, Markku. Website on Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms - page on family Psychidae (Accessed 8 July 2007).