Callindra principalis

Callindra principalis is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Vincenz Kollar in 1844. It is found in the Pamir Mountains, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Kashmir, the Himalayas, Nepal and China (Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Yunan, Tibet).^[1][2][3]

Callindra principalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Genus:	Callindra
Species:	C. principalis
Binomial name
Callindra principalis (Kollar, [1844])
Synonyms
Euprepia principalis Kollar, [1844] Eucallimorpha principalis Panaxia principalis Hypercompa flavicolor Moore, 1879 Callimorpha principalis ladakensis Reich, 1933 Callimorpha principalis nuristanica Kardakoff, 1937 Callimorpha principalis var. fedtschenkoi Grum-Grshimailo, 1902 Hypercompa principalis var. regalis Leech, 1889 Callimorpha principalis flavicolor Moore, 1879 Callimorpha principalis ladakensis P.Reich, 1933 Callindra principalis ladakensis

Subspecies

• Callindra principalis principalis (Pakistan, Kashmir, Himalayas, Nepal)
• Callindra principalis flavicolor (Moore, 1879) (Ladakh)
• Callindra principalis fedtschenkoi (Grum-Grshimailo, 1902) (Tajikistan; China, Xinjiang)
• Callindra principalis nuristanica (Kardakoff, 1937)
• Callindra principalis regalis (Leech, 1889) (China: Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Shaanxi, Hubei, Hunan, Fujian)