
Taxonomic Information
Pyralis Linnaeus, 1758 species known from India and Sri Lanka:
Pyralis elongalis (Kollar & Redtenbacher, 1844). India: Himalaya, Uttarakhand (Mussoorie), Himachal Pradesh (Dharamsala), Central India.
Pyralis fumipennis Butler, 1889. India: Himachal Pradesh (Dharamsala), Andhra Pradesh, Delhi, Maharashtra, Uttarakhand.
Pyralis funebralis Warren, 1895. India: Meghalaya (Khasi Hills).
Pyralis janiusalis Walker, 1859. Sri Lanka.
Pyralis manihotalis Guenée, 1854 – Tropical Tabby; Tropical Meal Moth. India; Sri Lanka.
Pyralis monostoechalis Warren, 1891. India: Himachal Pradesh (Dharamsala).
Pyralis oenalis Hampson, 1906. Sri Lanka.
Pyralis palesalis Walker, 1859. Sri Lanka.
Pyralis phycidalis Guenée, 1854. India: Central India.
Pyralis pictalis (Curtis, 1834). India; Sri Lanka.
Pyralis platymitris Butler, 1883. India: Himachal Pradesh (Solan).
Pyralis prepialis Hampson, 1903. India: Sikkim.
Pyralis princeps Butler, 1889. India: Himachal Pradesh (Dharamsala).
Pyralis proximalis Walker, 1862. India.
Pyralis ravolalis Walker, 1859. Sri Lanka.
Pyralis rectisectalis Warren, 1896. India: Kerala (Peermade).
Pyralis subresectalis (Snellen, 1890). India: Sikkim.
Pyralis trifascialis Moore, 1877. India: Port Blair, S. Andamans.
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
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Total | 3 | 2 | 1 |
- OD: Pyralis fumipennis Butler, 1889. Illustrations of typical specimens of Lepidoptera Heterocera in the collection of the British Museum Part 7, pg. 91, pl. 134, fig. 11. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/75387#page/101/mode/1up.
- Pyralis minimalis Hampson, 1893. Illustrations of typical specimens of Lepidoptera Heterocera in the collection of the British Museum Part 9, pg. 159, pi. 171, fig. 18. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/75389#page/171/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. 151, # 4528.
- https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/686918-Pyralis-fumipennis
Note: Similar species mentioned in OD: Pyralis farinalis (extralimital species).
Page citation
Anonymous 2025. Pyralis fumipennis Butler, 1889 – . In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, R.P. Singh, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.82. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.mothsofindia.org/pyralis-fumipennis, accessed 2025/02/15.