Lepidoptera: Hepialoidea
Family
Hepialidae
Subfamily
Tribe/Subtribe
Genus
Palpifer Hampson, [1893]
Type Species
Hepialus sexnotatus Moore, 1879
Species/Subspecies
Palpifer sexnotatus Moore, 1879 (Hepialus)
Type Locality
Darjiling [India, West Bengal, Darjeeling]
Remarks
: The distribution of P. sexnotatus is quite dubious. Grehan & Ismavel (2017) recorded the Indian distribution of this species from Himachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Uttarakhand and West Bengal. While, Tindale (1941) re ported it from Bhutan. Dr. J. R. Grehan (per. Comm.) mentioned that P. sexnotatus is applicable only to north eastern India. So, probably the other records of P. sexnotatus belong to different species.
Distribution
Specific Records
Darjeeling
States/Union Territories
Himachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Uttarakhand, West Bengal
Bio Geographic Zones/Zones
Indian Himalaya, North East
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