List of moths of India (Psychidae)

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 edit

Genus Dappula edit

Genus Eumeta edit

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


Genus Acanthopsyche edit

  • 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 edit

Genus Psyche edit

Subgenus Manatha edit

Subgenus Heyla edit

Subgenus Chalioides edit

Subgenus Eurycyttarus edit

Subgenus Barandra edit

Subfamily Chaliinae edit

Genus Kotochalia edit

Genus Mahasena edit

Genus Pteroxys edit

Subfamily Canephorinae edit

Genus Moffatia edit

Subfamily Psychoidinae edit

Genus Diabasis edit

Genus Aprata edit

Subfamily unassigned edit

Genus Bambalina edit

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

Genus Kophene edit

  • 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 edit

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

Genus Urobarba edit

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

Genus Brachycyttarus edit

Genus Pteroma edit

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

Genus Metisa edit

  • 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 edit

Genus Psomocolax edit

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

Genus Acanthoecia edit

Genus Sapheneutis edit

Genus Typhonia edit

See also edit

References edit

  • 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).