Taxonomic Information
Spinosuncus Chen, Zhang & Li, 2018 species known from India:
Spinosuncus contractalis (Warren, 1896). India: Meghalaya (TL: Khasi Hills).
Spinosuncus praepandalis (Snellen, 1890). India: Sikkim (TL).
Spinosuncus aureolalis (Lederer, 1863). India: Sikkim (TL).
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
Spinosuncus contractalis -
Similar species:
Spinosuncus praepandalis (Snellen, 1890), Fig 6 in Chen et al., 2018: Forewing with postmedial line thickened near costa. Wings with lines somewhat dentate; ground color dark yellow.
Spinosuncus aureolalis (Lederer, 1863), Fig 8: Forewing with postmedial line thickened near costa. Penultimate marking in subapical region is curved inwards and is straight in contractalis.
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- OD: Paliga contractalis Warren, 1896. New species of Pyralidae from the Khasia Hills. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, including Zoology, Botany and Geology, 6 (18): 113. TL: Khasi Hills. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/63342#page/143/mode/1up
- Chen, K., Zhang, D. and Li, H., 2018. Systematics of the new genus Spinosuncus Chen, Zhang & Li with descriptions of four new species (Lepidoptera, Crambidae, Pyraustinae). ZooKeys, (799), p.115. Fig. 3.
Page citation
Anonymous 2025. Spinosuncus contractalis (Warren, 1896) – . 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/spinosuncus-contractalis, accessed 2025/10/23.