Parapoynx stagnalis (Zeller, 1852) -

Taxonomic Information

Parapoynx Hübner, [1825] species known from the Indian subcontinent.
 
Parapoynx affinialis Guenée, 1854. India.
Parapoynx andreusialis (Hampson, 1912). Nilgiris.
Parapoynx bilinealis (Snellen, 1876). Punjab
Parapoynx crisonalis (Walker, 1859). India; Sri Lanka.
Parapoynx diminutalis Snellen, 1880. India. 
Parapoynx fluctuosalis (Zeller, 1852). India.
Parapoynx fusalis (Hampson, 1896). Naga Hills. 
Parapoynx fuscicostalis (Hampson, 1896). West Bengal.
Parapoynx gangeticalis Lederer, 1863. India?
Parapoynx leucostola (Hampson, 1896. Myanmar.
Parapoynx stagnalis (Zeller, 1852). India.
Parapoynx votalis (Walker, 1859). West Bengal, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra; Sri Lanka.
Parapoynx villidalis (Walker, 1859). India; Sri Lanka. 

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

StateJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNo date
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh11
Arunachal Pradesh11
Assam11
Bihar
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh15
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Daman & Diu
Delhi
Goa
Gujarat2
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir
Jharkhand
Karnataka1121
Kerala111111
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh1
Maharashtra1234
Manipur
Meghalaya1
Mizoram1
Nagaland
Odisha
Paschimbanga21
Pondicherry
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu1
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal11
Total113113391651

Parapoynx stagnalis (Zeller, 1852): Cleistanthus sp. (Phyllanthaceae), Oryza sativa (Poaceae) (Robinson et al. 2010).

  1. Hampson, G. F. 1896. The Fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma. Moths, Vol.4. Pyralidae, pg 195, # 4644 as Nymphula depunctalis which is a junior synonym.
  2. Gurule, S & S. M. Nikam. 2013. The moths (Lepidoptera: Heterocera) of northern Maharashtra: a preliminary checklist. Journal of Threatened Taxa 5(12): 4693–4713; http://dx.doi.org/10.11609/JoTT.o2555.4693-713. Image 12.
  3. Goff, R. African Moths.
    http://www.africanmoths.com/pages/z%20MADAGASCAR/crambidae/m%20parapoynx%20stagnalis.html [accessed 7 Oct 2015]
  4. Nuss, M., B. Landry, R. Mally, F. Vegliante, A. Tränkner, F. Bauer, J. Hayden, A. Segerer, R. Schouten, H. Li, T. Trofimova, M. A. Solis, J. De Prins & W. Speidel. 2003–2015. Global Information System on Pyraloidea. - www.pyraloidea.org [database searched on the 7 Oct 2015]

Page citation

Anonymous 2024. Parapoynx stagnalis (Zeller, 1852) – . 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://www.mothsofindia.org/parapoynx-stagnalis, accessed 2024/03/28.