Taxonomic Information
Dichocrocis Lederer, 1863 species known from India.
Dichocrocis actinialis Hampson, 1898. India: Meghalaya (Khasis).
Dichocrocis bistrigalis (Walker, 1866). India: West Bengal (TL: Darjeeling), Arunachal Pradesh.
Dichocrocis definita (Butler, 1889). Himalayas.
Dichocrocis festivalis (Swinhoe, 1885). India: Maharshtra (Mumbai [Bombay] (TL). )
Dichocrocis macrostidza Hampson, 1912. Myanmar.
Dichocrocis plutusalis (Walker, 1859). India: NE India.
Dichocrocis pyrrhalis (Walker, 1859). India: Nilgiris; Sri Lanka.
Dichocrocis rigidalis (Snellen, 1890). NE Himalaya, Karnataka.
Dichocrocis revidata (Fabricius, 1787). S. India.
Dichocrocis zebralis (Moore, 1867). NE Himalaya.
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
Dichocrocis pyrrhalis -
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| Total | 1 | 2 | 1 |
- OD: Zebronia pyrrhalis Walker, 1859. List of the specimens of lepidopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum 17: 483. TL: Borneo. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/120189#page/503/mode/1up
- Orthospila angulifascia Hampson, 1891. 38, 136–137, pl. 155 fig. 10. TL: Nilgiris.
- Hampson, G. F. 1896. The Fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma. Moths, Vol.4. Taylor & Francis, London. Pyralidae 594 p - 287 figs.pg. 309, # 4901 as Dichocrocis pyrrhalis. Lists Haritala angulifascia as a synonym.
- https://zsispeciespage.com/Species/dichocrocis-pyrrhalis-walker-1859
- https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1112561-Dichocrocis-pyrrhalis
Page citation
Anonymous 2025. Dichocrocis pyrrhalis (Walker, 1859) – . In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, R.P. Singh, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.9. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://mothsofindia.org/dichocrocis-pyrrhalis, accessed 2025/04/24.