An updated taxonomic account of four species of genus Ilema Moore, 1860 namely chloroptera (Hampson, 1892), bhana (Moore, 1865), acerosa (Chao, 1986) and caperata (Moore, 1986) have been described from Western Himalayas. Two species i.e., acerosa (Chao, 1986) and caperata (Moore, 1986) have been reported for the first time from India. The detailed diagnostic characters along with the global distribution and range extension of these species have also been updated.