Ulopeza semivialis (Moore, 1888) -

Taxonomic Information

Ulopeza Zeller, 1852 species known from India.
Ulopeza semivialis (Moore, 1888). India: West Bengal (TL: Darjeeling). 
Ulopeza idyalis (Walker, 1859). India: S. India; Sri Lanka (TL). 

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

Ulopeza semivialis -


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Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh31
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
Total31
  1. OD: Patania semivialis Moore, 1888. Descriptions of new Indian lepidopterous insects from the collection of the late Mr. W.S. Atkinson. Pg. 209, Pl. 7/6. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/26805#page/227/mode/1up. TL: Darjeeling, West Bengal. 
  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. 288, # 4847. Listed as Ulopeza semivialis
  3. Kirti, J.S. & Sodhi, J.S., 2001. A systematic list of Pyraustinae of northeastern India (Pyralidae: Lepidoptera). Zoos’ Print Journal, 16(10), pp.607-614. Listed as Ulopeza semivialis.
  4. Sondhi, S. Karmakar, T., Sondhi, Y. & K. Kunte. 2021. Moths of Tale Wildlife Sanctuary, Arunachal Pradesh, India with seventeen additions to the moth fauna of India (Lepidoptera: Heterocera). Tropical Lepidoptera Research 31(Supplement 2): 1-53. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5062572. Image 21 as Patania semivialis
  5. http://clasate.cimec.ro/Detaliu_en.asp?k=F1D9A63536234E2AA08E269A6739BDB9
    for Ulopeza semivialis nigricostalis (Caradja, 1925), a subspecies. 

Note: Globiz Pyraloidea lists as Ulopeza semivialis Moore, 1888. Lepindex, iNaturalist and others list this species as Syllepte semivialis or Patania semivialis

Page citation

Anonymous 2024. Ulopeza semivialis (Moore, 1888) – . 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/ulopeza-semivialis, accessed 2024/03/28.