Taxonomic Information
Lamprosema Hübner, [1823] species known from the Indian subcontinent.
Lamprosema aurantifascialis (Hampson, 1896). Myanmar; India: Manipur, Assam, Sikkim.
Lamprosema biformis (Butler, 1889). India: Dharmsala, Himachal Pradesh, Meghalaya.
Lamprosema cyanealis (Walker, 1859). Sri Lanka; Myanmar; India: Kulu, Khasis, Nilgiris, North India, Kulu, Solan, Chambaghat, Himachal Pradesh, Assam, Nilgiri (Tamil Nadu), Kohima, Ghaspani, Imphal, Nagaland.
Lamprosema discalis (Warren, 1896). India: Khasi, Meghalaya, Assam.
Lamprosema fusalis (Warren, 1896). India; Khasi, Meghalaya, Assam.
Lamprosema fuscifimbrialis (Hampson, 1896). Sri Lanka; Indian: Meghalaya.
Lamprosema marionalis (Walker, 1859). Myanmar; India: NW Himalaya, Dharmsala Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya, Garampani, North Cachar Hills, Haflong, Assam.
Lamprosema niphealis (Walker, 1859). India: Mumbai, Maharashta, Nagas, Kolkata, West Bengal, Sikkim, Nicobar Island, Assam, West Bengal, Tripura.
Lamprosema oeaxalis (Walker, 1859). India: Khasis, Meghalaya, Assam.
Lamprosema phaleasalis (Walker, 1859). India: Khasis, Meghalaya, Assam, Mizoram.
Lamprosema silvosalis (Swinhoe, 1906). India: Khasi, Meghalaya, Assam.
Lamprosema tampiusalis (Walker, 1859). Nepal; India: NW Himalayas, Himalayas, Sikkim, Nilgiris, Nilgiri (Tamil Nadu), Nainital, Uttarakhand, Mumbai, Maharashtra, Assam, Karnataka, West Bengal, Uttarakhand, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Tripura.
Lamprosema commixta (Butler, 1879). Sri Lanka; Nepal; India: Nagas, Kulu, Khasis, Nilgiris, North India, Dharmsala, Kulu, Solan, Himachal Pradesh, Nilgiri (Tamil Nadu), Assam, North Cachar Hills, Jatinga, Haflong, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand. Currently listed as Nacoleia commixta (Butler, 1879)
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
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| Total | 5 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
- Hampson, G. F. 1896. The Fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma. Moths, Vol.4. Taylor & Francis, London. Pyralidae 594 p - 287 fig. #4931, Pg. 318 as Nacoleia tampiusalis.
- https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/318437-Lamprosema-tampiusalis
Note: Media codes by051, by184, cg958, ch196, ch272, cq808, cr231 all from Uttarakhand, possibly represent a different species belonging to the genus Nacoleia Walker, 1859. All these individuals are fuscous rather than ochreous, FW has another annulus on costa contiguous to the discocellular annulus, another dark spot below this on costa, FW post-medial meets costa parallel to margin (oblique in other "tampiusalis").
Other Notes
Page citation
Anonymous 2025. Lamprosema tampiusalis (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/lamprosema-tampiusalis, accessed 2025/04/23.