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
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- OD: Asopia pictalis Curtis, 1834. British Entomology (Volume VI: Lepidoptera II, plate 503): 1-2. Pl 503 .
- 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 150, #4523.
- https://v3.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=279376
- http://www.jpmoth.org/Pyralidae/Pyralinae/Pyralis_pictalis.html [accessed 03 January 2021]
- http://www.lepiforum.de/lepiwiki.pl?Pyralis_Pictalis [accessed 03 January 2021]
- https://www.africanmoths.com/pages/PYRALIDAE/PYRALIINAE/Pyralis%20pictalis.html
Page citation
Anonymous 2023. Pyralis pictalis (Curtis, 1834) – Painted Meal Moth; Poplar Pyralis. 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-pictalis, accessed 2023/06/04.