Taxonomic Information
Phlogophora Treitschke, 1825 species known from India, Nepal & Myanmar.
Phlogophora albovittata (Moore, 1867). India: Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur; Nepal.
Phlogophora burmana (Berio, 1972). Myanmar.
Phlogophora butvili Gyulai & Saldaitis, 2019. Myanmar.
Phlogophora calamistrata (Moore, 1882). India: West Bengal, Sikkim; Bhutan.
Phlogophora conservuloides (Hampson, 1898). India: Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, West Bengal; Nepal.
Phlogophora costalis (Moore, 1882). India: Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, West Bengal; Nepal.
Phlogophora discisignata (Moore, 1867). India: Nagaland, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh; Nepal; Bhutan
Phlogophora distorta (Moore, 1881). India: West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand; Nepal.
Phlogophora gustavssoni (Berio, 1972). Myanmar.
Phlogophora humilis Hreblay & Ronkay, 1998. India: Sikkim, West Bengal; Nepal.
Phlogophora malaisei (Berio, 1972). Myanmar.
Phlogophora meticulodina (Draudt, 1950). India: Uttarakhand; Nepal.
Phlogophora nobilis Hreblay & Ronkay, 1998. India: Sikkim, West Bengal; Nepal.
Phlogophora pectinata (Warren, 1888). India: Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Arunachal Pradesh, Tamil Nadu; Nepal.
Phlogophora plumbeola (Hampson, 1894). India: Sikkim, Uttarakhand; Nepal.
Phlogophora similis Bandyopadhyay, Mallick, Sanyal & Chandra 2021. India: West Bengal
Phlogophora sinuata (Moore, 1882). India: West Bengal (TL: Darjiling), Sikkim; Nepal.
Phlogophora striatovirens (Moore, 1867). India: Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Sikkim, West Bengal; Nepal.
Phlogophora subpurpurea Leech, 1900. India: Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand; Nepal.
Phlogophora szecsenyii Hreblay & Ronkay, 1998. India: Sikkim; Nepal.
Phlogophora violacea (Berio, 1972). Myanmar.
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
From Bandyopadhyay et al 2021.
Diagnosis: Wing expanse: Male: 32–34 mm, female: 34–36 mm. P. pectinata is typically identified by the pectinated antenna in males, whereas in female it is filiform. It closely resembles P. albovittata in outer morphology. The major differences are observed in the forewing of the two species having a distinct black spot conjoined with the basal patch in case of albovittata whereas it is disjunct from the basal area in pectinata; the submarginal sinuous line is distinctly defined in pectinata whereas it is completely absent in albovittata. Hindwing completely fuscous unlike albovittata where the basal and inner area are whitish.
| State | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | No date |
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| Total | 1 | 1 | 2 |
- Euplexia pectinata Warren, 1888. Proc. Zool. Soc.: 308.TL: W.India, Thundianai.
- Euplexia pectinata Warren: Hampson, 1908, Cat. lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus., 7: 221. Pl. 114/4.
- Haruta, T. (Ed.). 1994. Moths of Nepal. Part 3. TINEA. Vol. 14 (Supplement 1). The Japan Heterocerists’ Society, Tokyo. Pg. 110, Pl. 85/6.
- Bandyopadhyay, U., Dey, R., Bhattacharyya, K., Mallick, K., Mazumder, A., Gayen, S., Raha, A., Sanyal, A.K., Kumar, V., Uniyal, V.P. and Chandra, K., 2021. Taxonomy and ecology of genus Phlogophora Treitschke, 1825 (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Indian Himalaya with description of a new species. Zootaxa, 5004(2), pp.311-342. Fig. 12.
Page citation
Anonymous 2026. Phlogophora pectinata (Warren, 1888) – . In Sondhi, S., R.P. Singh, G. Iyer, J. D'silva and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 4.2. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.mothsofindia.org/Phlogophora-pectinata, accessed 2026/04/24.