Polypogon mundiferalis (Walker, [1866]) -

Taxonomic Information

Polypogon Schrank, 1802 species known from the Indian subcontinent. 
Polypogon factitia (Swinhoe, 1890). Myanmar (TL). 
Polypogon innocens (Butler, 1870). India: West Bengal (Darjeeling). 
Polypogon minoralis (Walker, [1866]). Sri Lanka (TL). 
Polypogon mundiferalis (Walker, [1866]). NE Himalaya. 
Polypogon planilinea (Hampson, 1898). India: Sikkim, Meghalaya (Khasi Hills). 
Polypogon vermiculata (Leech, 1900). India: Uttarakhand (Kumaon). Listed as Hermina vermiculata by Sanyal et al 2018. 
Polypogon neleusalis (Walker, [1859]). India; Sri Lanka. 
Polypogon producta (Hampson, 1907). India: Kerala; Sri Lanka. 

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

Polypogon mundiferalis -


StateJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNo date
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh21
Assam
Bihar
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Daman & Diu
Delhi
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
Paschimbanga
Pondicherry
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
Total21
  1. Anitha mundiferalis Walker, [1866]. List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 34: 1206; TL: Borneo, Sarawak. Text at https://archive.org/stream/listofspecimenso3334brit#page/1206/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 541 #2855a as Nodaria mundiferalis.
  3. Kononenko, V. S. & A. Pinratana. 2013. Moths of Thailand, Volume 3: Noctuoidea Part 2: Addendum to Vol. 3, Part 1, Families Erebidae, Nolidae, Euteliidae, Noctuidae and Checklist. Brothers of St. Gabriel in Thailand, Bangkok. 625 pp. + 55 pls. Pg 29,Pl. 2/36, 37.
  4. https://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-17/herminiinae/herminiinae_23_2.php

Page citation

Anonymous 2024. Polypogon mundiferalis (Walker, [1866]) – . 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/polypogon-mundiferalis, accessed 2024/03/28.