Pilipectus cyclopis Hampson, 1912 -

Taxonomic Information

Pilipectus Bethune-Baker, 1910 known from India.
Pilipectus cyclopis Hampson, 1912. Indian subregion. 
Pilipectus prunifera (Hampson, 1894). India: Sikkim; Sri Lanka.

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

Pilipectus cyclopis -


Pilipectus prunifera (Hampson, 1894), a similar species, has the location of the plum-coloured spots on the large post-fiscal spot.

  1. Choi, S.W., Heo, U.H. and Kim, S.S., 2021. Four species of Noctuoidea (Lepidoptera), new to Korea. Zootaxa, 4999(6), pp.582-590. Figure 1D. 
  2. https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/743204-Pilipectus-prunifera
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Andhra Pradesh
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Kerala11
Lakshadweep
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Uttarakhand
West Bengal
Total11

Page citation

Anonymous 2024. Pilipectus cyclopis Hampson, 1912 – . In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, R.P. Singh, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.73. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.mothsofindia.org/Pilipectus-cyclopis, accessed 2024/04/29.