Ptyomaxia syntaractis (Turner, 1904) -

Taxonomic Information

Ptyomaxia Hampson, 1903 species known from the Indian region. 
Ptyomaxia syntaractis (Turner, 1904). India: Maharashtra, Australia (TL). 
Ptyomaxia nebulosella (Ragonot, 1893). Myanmar
Ptyomaxia swinhoeella (Ragonot, 1893). Myanmar
Ptyomaxia trigonifera Hampson, 1903. Sri Lanka

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Ptyomaxia syntaractis -


StateJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNo date
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Daman & Diu
Delhi
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra11
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
Paschimbanga
Pondicherry
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
Total11

Ptyomaxia syntaractis (Turner, 1904): Avicennia marina (Acanthaceae) (Rishi et al 2020). 

  1. OD: Nephopteryx syntaractis Turner, 1904. The Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland, v15-18 pg 145-146. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13923529#page/773/mode/1up
  2. Rishi, R.R., Swetha, P. and Sundararaj, R., 2020. Record of Ptyomaxia syntaractis Turner, 1904 (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) as a Major Insect Pest of Avicennia marina and Detection of Bacterial Pathogen Myroides odoratus in the Mangroves of Maharashtra. Ind. J. Pure App. Biosci, 8(4), pp.363-369. http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2582-2845.8255
  3. http://v3.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=362253
  4. https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/496893-Ptyomaxia-syntaractis

 

Page citation

Anonymous 2024. Ptyomaxia syntaractis (Turner, 1904) – . 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/Ptyomaxia-syntaractis, accessed 2024/03/28.