Taxonomic Information
Panilla Moore, [1885] species known from the Indian subcontinent.
Panilla dispila (Walker, 1865).India: Gujarat, Uttarakhand, Maharashtra; Nepal; Sri Lanka.
Panilla combusta (Hampson, 1895). NE Himalaya; Bhutan.
Panilla costipunctata Leech, 1900. Indian Himalaya: Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh; Nepal.
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
Similar species: Panilla dispila Walker, 1865
Panilla dispila Walker, 1865. MON Part 3, Pl. 90/21.
FBI, Hampson, Vol. 2, pg. 476, # 2447.
https://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-15-16/boletobiini/boletobiini_3_1.php for P. dispila.
https://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-15-16/boletobiini/boletobiini_3_4.php for P. combusta.
FBI, Hampson, Vol. 2, pg. 476, # 2448. Panilla albopunctata (now Caduca albopunctata). Does not match this species.
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| Total | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
- Panilla costipunctata Leech, 1900. 550; TL: Satsuma; Chia-kou-ho; Moupin; Omei-shan; Kiushiu
- Yoshimoto, 2001. Notes on the genus Panilla Moore (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Ophiderinae), with description of a new species from Taiwan Tinea 16 (5) : 342-347. Fig. 5-10. Reports from Nepal.
- https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/736255-Panilla-costipunctata
Page citation
Anonymous 2025. Panilla costipunctata Leech, 1900 – . In Sondhi, S., R.P. Singh, G. Iyer, J. D'silva and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 4.1. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.mothsofindia.org/panilla-costipunctata, accessed 2025/12/29.