Taxonomic Information
Loxoneptera Hampson, 1896 species known from India
Loxoneptera hampsoni Chen & Zhang, 2011. India: Sikkim (TL).
Loxoneptera carnealis (Swinhoe, 1895). India: Meghalaya (TL: Khasi Hills).
Loxoneptera pentasaris (Meyrick, 1932). India: Punjab (TL: Hoshiarpur).
Loxoneptera bipunctalis (Hampson, 1912). India: Tamil Nadu (TL: Palni Hills).
Loxoneptera brevipalpis (Snellen, 1890). India: Sikkim (TL).
Loxoneptera dichroma (Moore, 1888). India: West Bengal (TL: Darjeeling).
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
Loxoneptera hampsoni -
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| Total | 2 | 1 | 1 |
- Xiang, L., Chen, K. and Zhang, D., 2021. Revision and phylogeny of the genus Loxoneptera Hampson, 1896 (Lepidoptera, Crambidae, Pyraustinae), based on morphology and molecular data. ZooKeys, 1036, p.75-98. Pg. 82, Fig. 2-3.
Note: Loxoneptera carnealis Hampson, 1896 is a junior secondary homonym of Loxoneptera carnealis (Swinhoe, 1895), described in Notaspis. The replacement name is Loxoneptera hampsoni Chen & Zhang in Xiang et al. 2021.
Loxoneptera hampsoni Chen & Zhang in Xiang et al. 2021 is the replacement name for Loxoneptera carnealis Hampson, 1896, a junior secondary homonym of Loxoneptera carnealis (Swinhoe, 1895), described in Notaspis. (http://globiz.pyraloidea.org accessed on 28 Oct 2022).
Page citation
Anonymous 2025. Loxoneptera hampsoni Chen & Zhang, 2021 – . In Sondhi, S., R.P. Singh, G. Iyer, J. D'silva and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 4.12. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.mothsofindia.org/index.php/loxoneptera-hampsoni, accessed 2025/11/18.