Pantana luteiceps Swinhoe, 1896 -

Taxonomic Information

Pantana Walker, 1855 species known from India. 
Pantana albifascia (Walker, 1865). India: West Bengal, Meghalaya, Sikkim. 
Pantana delineata (Walker, 1855). India: West Bengal (Darjeeling), Assam, Meghalaya (Cherrapunji, Khasi Hills, Jaintia Hills); Bangladesh. 
Pantana eurygania Druce, 1899. India: Meghalaya. 
Pantana interjecta Swinhoe, 1891. India: Meghalaya (TL: Khasi Hills).
Pantana luteiceps Swinhoe, 1896. India: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Sikkim, Meghalaya (TL: Khasi Hills), West Bengal. 
Pantana substrigosa Walker, 1855. India: Assam, Meghalaya (Khasi Hills); Bangladesh. 
Pantana terminata (Walker, 1865). N. India; Bangladesh. 
Pantana visum Hübner, 1825. India: NE India, West Bengal; Myanmar. 
 

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

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Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh21
Assam
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West Bengal1
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  1. OD: Pantana luteiceps Swinhoe, 1896; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 17 (101): 361; TL: Khasia Hills.
  2. 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. 448, # 992. 
  3. http://molbiol.ru/forums/lofiversion/index.php/t180517-200.html  [accessed 25 December 2018]

Page citation

Anonymous 2025. Pantana luteiceps Swinhoe, 1896 – . In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, R.P. Singh, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.91. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.mothsofindia.org/pantana-luteiceps, accessed 2025/06/15.