Harutalcis vialis (Moore, 1888) -

Taxonomic Information

List of Harutalcis known from India based on Kirti et al. (2019).
Harutalcis atrostipata (Walker, 1862). India: West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh. 
Harutalcis glaucodisca (Swinhoe, 1894). India: Khasi Hills, Cherrapunji, Meghalaya.
Harutalcis godavariensis (Sato, 1993), Nepal: Godavari; India: Gangtok, Sikkim.
Harutalcis megaspilaria (Moore, 1868). India: Bengal.
Harutalcis vialis (Moore, 1888). India: Darjeeling, West Bengal.

Harutalcis atrostipata has a straight cream basal band on forewing. The forewing post medial cream band is very variable in width.

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

StateJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNo date
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh141
Assam
Bihar
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Daman & Diu
Delhi
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir UT
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala
Ladakh UT
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
Paschimbanga
Pondicherry
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim1
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal1
Total1421
  1. OD: Menophra vialis Moore, 1888. Descr. Indian lep. Atkinson (3): 238, pl. 8, f. 9. Text at https://archive.org/details/descriptionsofne00hewi/page/238/mode/1up?view=theater. Plate at https://archive.org/details/descriptionsofne00hewi/page/n338/mode/1up?view=theater
  2. Hampson, G. F. 1895. The Fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma. Moths, Vol.3. Noctuidae (cont.) to Geometridae 546 p - 226 figs, pg 268, # 3414 as Boarmia vialis.
  3. Haruta, T. (Ed.). Moths of Nepal  pl 35/16.
  4. Ratnasingham, S. & Hebert, P. D. N. 2007. BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data System (website). http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=228384 [accessed 6 Oct 2015].

Page citation

Anonymous 2025. Harutalcis vialis (Moore, 1888) – . 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/harutalcis-vialis, accessed 2025/04/23.