Patania caletoralis (Walker, 1859) -

Taxonomic Information

Patania Moore, 1888 species from the Indian subcontinent
Patania balteata (Fabricius, 1798). India; Nepal; Sri Lanka; Myanmar.
Patania caletoralis (Walker, 1859). N. India. 
Patania characteristica (Warren, 1896). India: Meghalaya (Khasi Hills), West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh. 
Patania concatenalis (Walker, [1866]). India: West Bengal (Darjeeling).
Patania costalis (Moore, 1888). India: West Bengal (Darjeeling).
Patania deficiens (Moore, [1886]). S. India; Sri Lanka. 
Patania flavispila (Swinhoe, 1894). India: Meghalaya (Cherrapunji).
Patania fraterna (Moore, [1886]). Sri Lanka.
Patania imbecilis (Moore, 1888). India: West Bengal (Darjeeling).
Patania iopasalis (Walker, 1859). India. 
Patania jatingaensis (Rose & Singh, 1989). India: Meghalaya (Khasi Hills).
Patania menoni (Kirti & Gill, 2007). India: Arunachal Pradesh.
Patania mysisalis (Walker, 1859). India?
Patania obfuscalis Yamanaka, 1998. Nepal; India: Arunachal Pradesh. 
Patania palliventralis (Snellen, 1890). India: Sikkim. 
Patania plagiatalis (Walker, 1859). India: Arunachal Pradesh; Sri Lanka.
Patania ruralis (Scopoli, 1763). India: Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand; Nepal.  
Patania sabinusalis (Walker, 1859). India?
Patania scinisalis (Walker, 1859). Himalayas. 
Patania ultimalis (Walker, 1859). Sri Lanka; Myanmar.
Patania verecunda (Warren, 1896). India: Meghalaya (Khasi Hills), West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh.

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

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  1. Botys caletoralis Walker, 1859. List of the specimens of lepidopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Pt 16-18. Pg. 651. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/120189#page/681/mode/1up
  2. 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. 396, # 5138, Fig. 213. Listed as Tetridia caletoralis.
  3. Kirti, J.S. and Gill, N.S., 2007. Revival of genus Patania Moore and reporting of a new species menoni (Pyraustinae: Pyralidae: Lepidoptera). Journal of Entomological Research, 31(3), pp.265-275.
  4. Irungbam, J.S., M.S. Chib & K. Wangdi, 2016. Taxonomic review of the superfamily Pyraloidea in Bhutan (Lepidoptera). Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity 9 (3): 355-382G. Pg. 370, fig. 5H
  5. https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/554992-Patania-caletoralis
 

Page citation

Anonymous 2025. Patania caletoralis (Walker, 1859) – . In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, R.P. Singh, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.91. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.mothsofindia.org/patania-caletoralis, accessed 2025/06/15.