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 -
| State | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | No date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | |||||||||||||
| Andhra Pradesh | |||||||||||||
| Arunachal Pradesh | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||
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| West Bengal | |||||||||||||
| Total | 2 | 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
- 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.
- 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.
- 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. 3.74. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.mothsofindia.org/polypogon-mundiferalis, accessed 2024/10/03.