Pangrapta albistigma (Hampson, 1898) -

Taxonomic Information

Pangrapta Hübner, 1818 species known from the Indian subcontinent.
Pangrapta albistigma (Hampson, 1898). India: Sikkim, Meghalaya (Khasi Hills: TL); Nepal. 
Pangrapta cinerea (Butler, 1889). India: Himachal Pradesh (Dharamsala: TL). 
Pangrapta ferrugineiceps (Hampson, 1896). Bhutan (TL). 
Pangrapta grisangula (Hampson, 1891). India: Nilgiris (TL). 
Pangrapta molybdina Hampson, 1926. India: Meghalaya.
Pangrapta pannosa (Moore, 1882). NE Himalaya. 
Pangrapta perturbans (Walker, 1858). Bangladesh. 
Pangrapta sublineata Holloway, 2005. NE Himalaya. 
Pangrapta talusalis (Walker, [1859]). India. 
Pangrapta transducta Hampson, 1926. Myanmar. 
Pangrapta trimantesalis (Walker, [1859]). Nepal; Bangladesh; NE Himalaya. 
Pangrapta vaga (Walker, 1865). Bangladesh (Sylhet: TL). 

Similar spp: Pangrapta lunulata Seitz, 1915 (extralimital) (= P. pseudalbistigma, Yoshimoto, 1993), differences wrt albistigmamentioned in MON.

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

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Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh
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  1. OD:Zethes albistigma Hampson, 1898. Journal of Bombay Natural History Society, Vol. 11, pg. 457, #2731a. TL: Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/95309#page/567/mode/1up
  2. Haruta, T. (Ed.). 1993. Moths of Nepal. Part 2. TINEA. Vol. 13 (Supplement 3). The Japan Heterocerists’ Society, Tokyo. Pl. 53/13.
  3. Kononenko, V. S. & A. Pinratana. 2005. Moths of Thailand, Volume 3: Noctuidae. An Illustrated Catalogue of the Noctuidae (Lepidoptera) in Thailand: Part 1: Herminiinae, Rivulinae, Hypeninae, Catocalinae, Aganainae, Euteliinae, Stictopterinae, Plusiinae, Pantheinae, Acronictinae and Agaristinae. Brothers of St. Gabriel in Thailand, Bangkok. 261 pp. + 45 pls. pg. 71, #335, Pl. 17/10.
  4. Chettri, P., Matsui, Y., Naka, H. and Tiwari, A., 2021. Checklist of moths (Heterocera) of Tadong, Sikkim, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 13(12), pp.19837-19848. Fig 69. 
 
 
 

Page citation

Anonymous 2024. Pangrapta albistigma (Hampson, 1898) – . In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, R.P. Singh, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.72. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://moths.ncbs.res.in/pangrapta-albistigma, accessed 2024/03/29.