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Nephopterix bicolorella Leech, 1889
Nephopterix bicolorella Leech, 1889, Entomologist, 22: 108. TL: Japan.
Moths of Japan, Vol. 2, Pl. 47/26.
Nephopterix bicolorella; Bae,Y., Paek, M and M. Qi 2017. Insect Fauna of Korea, Volume 16, Number 15, Arthropoda: Insecta: Lepidoptera: Pyralidae (Phycitinae I) Pyralid Moths II. Pg. 114, Pl. 4/48. Published by the National Institute of Biological Resources Environmental Research Complex, Hwangyeong-ro 42, Seo-gu Incheon 22689, Republic of Korea. Pp148.
Paek, M.K. and Bae, Y.S., 2001. A Revision of the Genus Nephopterix Hübner (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae, Phycitinae, Phycitini) from Korea. Insecta Koreana, 18(4), pp.293-306.
Nephopterix bicolorella; Singh et al, 2022. A catalogue of Indian Pyraloidea (Lepidoptera), pg. 100. Reports from Dalhousie.
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1090289-Nephopterix-bicolorella
Nephopterix Hübner, [1825] species known from India.
Nephopterix bicolorella Leech, 1889. India: Himachal Pradesh (Dalhousie).
Nephopterix eugraphella Ragonot, 1888. India: Punjab, Bihar, Delhi, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Jharkhand.
Nephopterix hypocautella Hampson, 1903. India: Gujarat (TL: Deesa).
Nephopterix nocturnella Hampson, 1896. India: Sikkim, Meghalaya (Khasis); Bhutan (TL).
Nephopterix ochribasalis Hampson, 1896. India: Meghalaya (Khasis); Bhutan (TL).
Nephopterix rhodobasalis Hampson, 1912. N. India, Madhya Pradesh; Sri Lanka (TL).
Nephopterix rhyparella Ragonot, 1888. India: Kala Pani (TL), N. India, Himachal Pradesh (Shimla).
Nephopterix rubralis Hampson, 1903. India: Tamil Nadu (TL: Chennai [Madras]).
JD : agree with ID
Moths of India Vol 4 pg 79 #4359
http://www.jpmoth.org/Pyralidae/Phycitinae/Nephopterix_bicolorella.html
JR: Agree with the ID! This is really an interesting species.
Nephopterix bicolorella Leech, 1889, Entomologist, 22: 108. TL: Japan.
Moths of Japan, Vol. 2, Pl. 47/26.
Nephopterix bicolorella; Bae,Y., Paek, M and M. Qi 2017. Insect Fauna of Korea, Volume 16, Number 15, Arthropoda: Insecta: Lepidoptera: Pyralidae (Phycitinae I) Pyralid Moths II. Pg. 114, Pl. 4/48. Published by the National Institute of Biological Resources Environmental Research Complex, Hwangyeong-ro 42, Seo-gu Incheon 22689, Republic of Korea. Pp148.
Paek, M.K. and Bae, Y.S., 2001. A Revision of the Genus Nephopterix Hübner (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae, Phycitinae, Phycitini) from Korea. Insecta Koreana, 18(4), pp.293-306.
Nephopterix bicolorella; Singh et al, 2022. A catalogue of Indian Pyraloidea (Lepidoptera), pg. 100. Reports from Dalhousie.
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1090289-Nephopterix-bicolorella
Nephopterix Hübner, [1825] species known from India.
Nephopterix bicolorella Leech, 1889. India: Himachal Pradesh (Dalhousie).
Nephopterix eugraphella Ragonot, 1888. India: Punjab, Bihar, Delhi, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Jharkhand.
Nephopterix hypocautella Hampson, 1903. India: Gujarat (TL: Deesa).
Nephopterix nocturnella Hampson, 1896. India: Sikkim, Meghalaya (Khasis); Bhutan (TL).
Nephopterix ochribasalis Hampson, 1896. India: Meghalaya (Khasis); Bhutan (TL).
Nephopterix rhodobasalis Hampson, 1912. N. India, Madhya Pradesh; Sri Lanka (TL).
Nephopterix rhyparella Ragonot, 1888. India: Kala Pani (TL), N. India, Himachal Pradesh (Shimla).
Nephopterix rubralis Hampson, 1903. India: Tamil Nadu (TL: Chennai [Madras]).
JD : agree with ID
Moths of India Vol 4 pg 79 #4359
http://www.jpmoth.org/Pyralidae/Phycitinae/Nephopterix_bicolorella.html
JR: Agree with the ID! This is really an interesting species.
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