Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea
Family
Pyralidae
Subfamily
Phycitinae
Tribe/Subtribe
Genus
Epischnia Hübner, [1825] 1816–1826
Type Species
Tinea prodromella Hübner, [1799] 1796–1836
= Epischoria (misspell.) (Stephens 1834)
= Epischnopsis Amsel, 1954 (TS: Epischnia oculatella Ragonot, 1887)
Species/Subspecies
Epischnia leucophaeella Zeller, 1867 (Pempelia( Salebria))
Type Locality
India, Calcutta
= Nephopteryx [sic] hyemalis Butler, 1880 (TL: Formosa [Taiwan])
= Oligochroa atratella Ragonot, 1888 (TL: KwaZulu-Natal Province [South Africa])
= Oligochroa siderella Ragonot, 1888 (TL: KwaZulu-Natal [South Africa, Natal])
= Laodamia pernigerella Ragonot, 1890 (TL: Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby)
Distribution
Specific Records
Calcutta, Simla
States/Union Territories
Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim, West Bengal
Bio Geographic Zones/Zones
Gangetic Plain, Indian Himalaya, North India