Teliphasa nubilosa Moore, 1888 -

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. 

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

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  1. OD : Teliphasa nubilosa Moore, 1888. Descriptions of Indian Lepidoptera Heterocera from the collection of the late Mr. W.S. Atkinson, 1888(3): 199–299, pg 201. TL: Darjeeling. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/26805#page/219/mode/1up
  2. 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. fig 9. 
  3. 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.

Page citation

Anonymous 2025. Teliphasa nubilosa 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/teliphasa-nubilosa, accessed 2025/04/23.