Pyralis subresectalis (Snellen, 1890) -

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, Meghalaya. 
Pyralis trifascialis Moore, 1877. India: Port Blair, S. Andamans. 
 

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  1. Asopia subresectalis Snellen, 1890. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London, pg. 565. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/50993#page/601/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. 152, # 4529. Listed as Pyralis subresectalis
  3. Haruta, T. (Ed.). 1995. Moths of Nepal. Part 4. TINEA. Vol. 14 (Supplement 2). The Japan Heterocerists’ Society, Tokyo. Pg. 169. Listed as Peucela subrectalis.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/927116764299160/posts/1479533715724126 for discussion on this species. Lepindex & http://globiz.pyraloidea.org [accessed 21 July 2021] list genus as Pyralis, though the former states that M. Schaffer, 1995 transferred the species to Peucela Ragonot, 1891.

Revised genus from Peucela to Pyralis based on Globiz (http://globiz.pyraloidea.org) on 13 April 2025 (SS). 

Page citation

Anonymous 2025. Pyralis subresectalis (Snellen, 1890) – . In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, R.P. Singh, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.9. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://mothsofindia.org/pyralis-subresectalis, accessed 2025/04/24.