Nymphicula trimacula (Hampson, 1891) -

Taxonomic Information

Nymphicula Snellen, [1880] species known from Indian subcontinent.
Nymphicula blandialis (Walker, 1859). India: Himachal Pradesh (Dharamsala), Uttarakhand, West Bengal (Kolkatta), Tamil Nadu (Nilgiris), Kerala, Gujarat ; Sri Lanka (TL). 
Nymphicula bombayensis (Swinhoe & Cotes, 1889). India: Mumbai (TL); Sri Lanka. 
Nymphicula junctalis (Hampson, 1891). India: Nilgiris (TL), W. Slopes 3000ft., Tamil Nadu. 
Nymphicula mesorphna (Meyrick, 1894). Myanmar. 
Nymphicula nigritalis (Hampson, 1893). Sri Lanka. 
Nymphicula patnalis (C. Felder, R. Felder & Rogenhofer in C. Felder, R. Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875). India: Kolkata (TL), West Bengal. 
Nymphicula trimacula (Hampson, 1891). India: Nilgiris (TL), W. Slopes 3000ft., Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra.

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

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Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh
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Manipur
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Mizoram
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  1. Cataclysta trimacula Hampson, 1891. Ill. typical Spec. Lep. Het. Colln Br. Mus. 8: 40, 139, pl. 155, f. 14; TL: Nilgiri District, W. slopes, 3000ft. Text at https://archive.org/details/illustrationsoft08brituoft/page/139/mode/1up?view=theater. Plate at https://archive.org/details/illustrationsoft08brituoft/page/n186/mode/1up?view=theater
  2. 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. 197, # 4648. 
  3. Nymphicula trimacula; Speidel & Mey, 1999, Tijdschr. Ent. 142: 128; Text at https://archive.org/details/tijdschriftvoore1999nede/page/128/mode/1up?view=theater
  4. https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1153360-Nymphicula-trimacula

Note: Nymphicula bombayensis (Swinhoe & Cotes, 1889) is listed as a synonym of blandialis in Hampson, FBI, vol. 4 but valid species in A catalogue of Indian Pyraloidea (Lepidoptera). 

Page citation

Anonymous 2025. Nymphicula trimacula (Hampson, 1891) – . 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/nymphicula-trimacula, accessed 2025/04/23.