Pachynoa spilosomoides complex (Moore, 1886) -

Taxonomic Information

Pachynoa Lederer, 1963 species known from India.
Pachynoa fuscilalis Hampson, 1891. India: Tamil Nadu, Nilgiri, S. slopes, 3000 ft (TL). 
Pachynoa hypsalis Hampson, 1896. Sikkim (TL). 
Pachynoa mineusalis (Walker, 1859) (Zebronia). India. 
Pachynoa sabelialis (Guenée, 1854) (Botys). Central India (TL). 
Pachynoa spilosomoides (Moore, 1886) (Pitacanda). Sri Lanka (TL). 
Pachynoa xanthochyta  (Turner, 1933) (Hypermeces). Australia (TL). 
Pachynoa thoosalis (Walker, 1859) (Botys).

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

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Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh1
Assam
Bihar
Chandigarh
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Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Daman & Diu
Delhi
Goa
Gujarat
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Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala
Lakshadweep
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Maharashtra
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland1
Odisha
Paschimbanga
Pondicherry
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim1
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
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As per exchanges with Terry Whitaker, it is likely that the Pachynoa species in the north-east India, are not Pachynoa xanthochyta (Turner, 1933) (TL: Australia) or Pachynoa spilosomoides (Moore, 1886) (TK: Sri Lanka), but a undescribed species, loosely assigned to the Pachynoa spilosomoides complex. South Indian species are probably Pachynoa spilosomoides (Moore, 1886). 
More details at https://www.facebook.com/groups/1486395711663203/search/?q=Pachynoa 

Page citation

Anonymous 2023. Pachynoa spilosomoides complex (Moore, 1886) – . In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, R.P. Singh, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.54. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://moths.ncbs.res.in/pachynoa-spilosomoides-complex, accessed 2023/09/21.