Palpita annulifer complex Inoue, 1996 -

Taxonomic Information

A species complex with at least 16 similar species that are best separated by genitalia and comparing molecular phylogeny. 

Palpita albifulvata Kirti & Rose, 1992. India. 
Palpita annulata (Fabricius, 1794). Myanmar; Sri Lanka; India. 
Palpita annulifer Inoue, 1996. India. 
Palpita ardealis (C. Felder, R. Felder & Rogenhofer in C. Felder, R. Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875). India: Andamans, Nicobar Islands. 
Palpita asiaticalis Inoue, 1994. India. 
Palpita bambusalis (Moore, 1888). India: Darjeeling, West Bengal. 
Palpita conclusalis (Walker, 1866). India. 
Palpita fraterna (Moore, 1888). Nepal; India: Cherrapunji, Meghalaya. 
Palpita hexcornutialis Kirti & Rose, 1992. India: Mussoorie, Dehradun, Uttarakhand. 
Palpita indannulata Inoue, 1996. Nepal; India: Chapauli, Uttar Pradesh. 
Palpita indistans (Moore, 1888). India: Darjeeling, West Bengal. 
Palpita kiminensis Kirti & Rose, 1992. Nepal; Myanmar; India: Kimin, Subansiri, Arunachal Pradesh. 
Palpita munroei Inoue, 1996. Nepal; India. 
Palpita oblita (Moore, 1888). India: Darjeeling, West Bengal. 
Palpita pajnii Kirti & Rose, 1992. Nepal; India: Deomali, Tirap, Arunachal Pradesh. 
Palpita palpifulvata Kirti & Rose, 1992. India: Deomali, Tirap, Arunachal Pradesh. 
Palpita perunionalis Inoue, 1994. Nepal; India. 
Palpita picticostalis (Hampson, 1896). Myanmar; India: Andaman Islands. 
Palpita pulverulenta (Hampson, 1918). Sri Lanka. 
Palpita robusta (Moore, 1888). India: Darjeeling, West Bengal. 
Palpita sejunctalis Inoue, 1997. Myanmar. 
Palpita semimicroptera Inoue, 1996. Nepal. 
Palpita sphenocosma (Meyrick, 1894). India: Shillong, Cherrapunji, Meghalaya. 
Palpita vitrealis (Rossi, 1794). India. 
Palpita warrenalis (Swinhoe, 1894). Nepal; India: Cherrapunji, Meghalaya.

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

StateJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNo date
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh1
Arunachal Pradesh1112
Assam
Bihar
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Daman & Diu
Delhi
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir
Jharkhand
Karnataka161
Kerala11211
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra13111
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
Paschimbanga
Pondicherry
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim1
Tamil Nadu121
Tripura1
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand11
West Bengal1
Total35142823422
  1. Inoue, H. 1994. Two new species of the genus Palpita Hübner from Southeast Asia (Lepdioptera: Pyralidae: Pyraustinae). Transactions of the Lepidoptera Society of Japan, 45(2): 97-104. 

  2. Inoue, H. 1996. Revision of the genus Palpita Hübner  (Crambidae, Pyraustinae) from the Eastern Palaearctic, oriental and Australian Regions. Part 1: Group A (Annulifer Group). Tinea, 15, pp.12-46.
  3. Inoue, H. 1997. Revision of the genus Palpita Hübner (Crambidae, Pyraustinae) from the Eastern Palaearctic, Oriental and Australian Regions. Part 2: Group B. Tinea, 15 (2), pp.131-181.
  4. Rathikannu, S. and N. Chitra (2019). Taxonomic study of genus Palpita (Crambidae: Lepidoptera) from Tamil Nadu. Bulletin of Environment, Pharmacology and Life Sciences. Vol 8 [10]: 64-67 

 

Page citation

Anonymous 2024. Palpita annulifer complex Inoue, 1996 – . 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/palpita-annulifer-complex, accessed 2024/03/29.