Pyralis fumipennis Butler, 1889 -

Taxonomic Information

Pyralis Linnaeus, 1758 species known from India and Sri Lanka:
Pyralis elongalis (Kollar & Redtenbacher, 1844). India: Himalaya, Mussoorie, Uttarakhand, Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh, Central India. 
Pyralis fumipennis Butler, 1889. India: Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh. 
Pyralis funebralis Warren, 1895. India: Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. 
Pyralis janiusalis Walker, 1859. Sri Lanka. 
Pyralis manihotalis Guenée, 1854 – Tropical Tabby; Tropical Meal Moth. Sri Lanka. 
Pyralis minimalis Hampson, 1893. Sri Lanka. 
Pyralis monostoechalis Warren, 1891. India: Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh. 
Pyralis oenalis Hampson, 1906. Sri Lanka. 
Pyralis palesalis Walker, 1859. Sri Lanka. 
Pyralis phycidalis Guenée, 1854. India: Central India. 
Pyralis pictalis (Curtis, 1834). Sri Lanka. 
Pyralis platymitris Butler, 1883. India: Solan, Himachal Pradesh. 
Pyralis prepialis Hampson, 1903. India: Sikkim. 
Pyralis princeps Butler, 1889. India: Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh. 
Pyralis proximalis Walker, 1862. India: Hindustan. 
Pyralis ravolalis Walker, 1859. Sri Lanka. 
Pyralis rectisectalis Warren, 1896. India: Peermade, Kerala. 
Pyralis subresectalis (Snellen, 1890). India: Sikkim. 
Pyralis trifascialis Moore, 1877. India: Port Blair, S. Andamans. 
Pyralis elongalis (Kollar & Redtenbacher, 1844). India: Himalaya, Mussoorie, Uttarakhand, Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh, Central India.

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

Pyralis fumipennis -

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Andaman and Nicobar Islands
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  1. OD: Pyralis fumipennis Butler, 1889. Illustrations of typical specimens of Lepidoptera Heterocera in the collection of the British Museum Part 7, pg. 91, pl. 134, fig. 11. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/75387#page/101/mode/1up. 
  2. Pyralis minimalis Hampson, 1893. Illustrations of typical specimens of Lepidoptera Heterocera in the collection of the British Museum Part 9, pg. 159, pi. 171, fig. 18. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/75389#page/171/mode/1up
  3. Hampson, G. F. 1896. The Fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma. Moths, Vol.4. Taylor & Francis, London. Pyralidae 594 p - 287 figs.pg. 151, # 4528. 
  4. https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/686918-Pyralis-fumipennis

Note: Similar species mentioned in OD: Pyralis farinalis (extralimital species). 

Page citation

Anonymous 2023. Pyralis fumipennis Butler, 1889 – . In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, R.P. Singh, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.50. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://moths.ncbs.res.in/pyralis-fumipennis, accessed 2023/05/29.