Taxonomic Information
Brevipecten Hampson, 1894 species known from the Indian subregion.
Brevipecten captata (Butler, 1889). India: Himachal Pradesh (TL: Kangra)
Brevipecten purpureotincta Hampson, 1895. India: Himachal Pradesh (TL: Simla).
Brevipecten neglecta Hacker & Fibiger, 2007. Nepal (TL).
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
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Brevipecten purpureotincta Hampson, 1895 (TL: Simla, Himachal Pradesh).
OD: Brevipecten purpureotincta Hampson, 1895. Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. Pg. 303. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47589786#page/339/mode/1up. Lepindex lists this as Oglasa purpureotincta Hampson, 1895. Description is very similar to captata but the basal half of FW is rufous brown.
Brevipecten neglecta Hacker & Fibiger, 2007. Nepal (TL).
MOT Vol. 3, Part 2, Plate 35/1. Medial spot shape is different.
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| Total | 1 | 2 |
- OD: Euclidia captata Butler, 1889. Ill. typical Spec. Lep. Het. Colln Br. Mus. 7: 15, 79, pl. 133, f. 1; TL: Kangra. Text at https://archive.org/details/illustrationsoft07brituoft/page/79/mode/1up?view=theater. Plate at https://archive.org/details/illustrationsoft07brituoft/page/n158/mode/1up?view=theater
- Hampson, G. F. 1894. The Fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma. Moths, Vol. 2. Taylor & Francis, London. Arctiidae, Agrostidae, Noctuidae 609 p - 325 figs. Pg 361, #2185 & fig 195.
- Brevipecten promona Swinhoe, 1918; 88; TL: Queensland, Cape York.
- https://lepiforum.org/wiki/page/Brevipecten_captata_En#Diagnosis
- http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/cato/captata.html
- https://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-15-16/miscellaneous_vi/miscellaneousvi_10.php for placement in Bagisarinae.
Page citation
Anonymous 2025. Brevipecten captata (Butler, 1889) – . In Sondhi, S., R.P. Singh, G. Iyer, J. D'silva and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 4.11. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.mothsofindia.org/brevipecten-captata, accessed 2025/11/12.