Taxonomic Information
Teliphasa Moore, 1888 species known from India (Chandra et al 2019; Ranjan et al 2022). .
Teliphasa albifusa (Hampson, 1896). India: Sikkim, Naga Hills, Uttarakhand.
Teliphasa similalbifusa Li, 2016. India: Assam, West Bengal, Uttarakhand
Teliphasa nubilosa Moore, 1888. India: West Bengal (TL: Darjeeling), Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh.
Teliphasa orbiculifer Moore, 1888. India: West Bengal (TL: Darjeeling).
Teliphasa dodaki Ranjan, Singh & Kirti, 2022. India: Sikkim (TL: Dodak).
Teliphasa spinaejuxta Ranjan, Singh & Kirti, 2022. India: Sikkim.
Teliphasa erythrina Li, 2016. India: Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh.
Teliphasa hamata Li, 2016. India: Sikkim, Uttarakhand, Arunachal Pradesh.
Provisionally identified as Teliphasa albifusa (Hampson, 1896). Teliphasa hamata Li, 2016 and Teliphasa albifusa (Hampson, 1896) are best separated by examining genitalia.
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
Teliphasa albifusa -
Teliphasa elegans (Butler, 1881) (Japan) (white form) & Teliphasa similalbifusa Li in Liu, Wang & Li, 2016 (China), are very similar & best separated by examination of genitalia.
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- OD: Macalla albifusa Hampson, 1896. The Fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma. Moths, Vol.4. Taylor & Francis, London. Pyralidae 594 p - 287 figs. pg 113, #4442.
- Shibuya, J., 1928. The systematic study on the Formosan Pyralidae. Journal of the Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido Imperial University, 22(1), pp.1-300. Pl. 5/4.
- Liu, L., Wang, Y. and Li, H., 2016. Taxonomic review of the genus Teliphasa Moore, 1888 from China, with descriptions of four new species (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae, Epipaschiinae). ZooKeys, (554), p.119-137.
- Ranjan, R., Singh, N. and Kirti, J.S., 2022. On the taxonomy of genus Teliphasa Moore, 1888 (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae: Epipaschiinae) with the description of two new species and two new species records from India. Zootaxa, 5141(1), pp.60-70.
- https://v3.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=314077
- http://www.jpmoth.org/Pyralidae/Epipaschiinae/Teliphasa_albifusa.html
- https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/855329-Teliphasa-albifusa
Note:Teliphasa nubilosa Moore, 1888 and Teliphasa orbiculifer Moore, 1888 are mentioned as synonyms of Macalla derogatella in FBI, Hampson, Vol. 4, pg. 114, #4443 and lack the white medial patch on FW.
Page citation
Anonymous 2025. Teliphasa albifusa (Hampson, 1896) – . 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/teliphasa-albifusa, accessed 2025/04/23.