Taxonomic Information
Polythlipta Lederer, 1863 species known from India.
Polythlipta cerealis Lederer, 1863. India: Arunachal Pradesh, West Bengal, Himachal Pradesh.
Polythlipta distorta Moore, 1888. India: West Bengal (Darjeeling), Tamil Nadu (?), Kerala (?).
Polythlipta divaricata Moore, 1885. India: Nagaland, Meghalaya, Maharashtra, Karnataka; Sri Lanka.
Polythlipta euroalis Swinhoe, 1889. India: NE India, Assam (Sivasagar), West Bengal.
Polythlipta inconspicua Moore, 1888. India: West Bengal (Darjeeling), Meghalaya.
Polythlipta liquidalis Leech, 1889.
Polythlipta macralis Lederer, 1863.
Polythlipta ossealis Lederer, 1863. India: Assam, Sikkim, Meghalaya; Bhutan.
Polythlipta peragrata Moore, 1888. India: West Bengal (Darjeeling), Arunachal Pradesh.
Polythlipta rivulalis (Snellen, 1890). India: Sikkim.
Polythlipta vagalis Walker, 1866. India: West Bengal (Darjeeling).
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
Polythlipta peragrata -
| State | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | No date |
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| Total | 1 | 1 |
- Polythlipta peragrata Moore, 1888. Lep. Atk. Pg. 216, Pl. 7/15. TL: Darjeeling.
- 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. 366, # 5066.
- Chandra, K., Kumar, V., Singh, N., Raha, A., Sanyal, A.K.2019. Assemblages of Lepidoptera in Indian Himalaya through long term monitoring plots. Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata, 1-457 pp. Pl. 51.19
Page citation
Anonymous 2025. Polythlipta peragrata Moore, 1888 – . In Sondhi, S., R.P. Singh, G. Iyer, J. D'silva and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 4.11. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.mothsofindia.org/polythlipta-peragrata, accessed 2025/10/31.