First record of Pyralis farinalis Linnaeus, 1758 from India (Pyralidae: Pyralinae)

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https://doi.org/10.57065/shilap.785

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Lepidoptera, Pyralidae, Pyralis farnalis, new record, India

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In the present report, we highlight the first occurrence of Pyralis farinalis Linnaeus, 1758 (Pyraloidea: Pyralidae) from India. The specimen was collected from Tehsil Herman, district of Shopian in Kashmir valley, which is situated at the foothills of Pir Panjal Mountain range-Northwestern Himalayas, India; it is 50 km away from Srinagar, Kashmir.

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2023-12-30

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Riyaz, M., & Ignacimuthu, S. (2023). First record of Pyralis farinalis Linnaeus, 1758 from India (Pyralidae: Pyralinae). SHILAP Revista De lepidopterología, 51(204), 629–634. https://doi.org/10.57065/shilap.785

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