Moths 2016-2017

[Chequered Lancer]

Erebids again.

On a side note, I was wondering, under what circumstances would one decide to use aff. or cf. ?
For the longest time I've been using cf. when I have two materials to compare with , whilst I use aff. when there's only a single piece of material that matches closely. Is aff. a term used strictly by authoritarians, or is it also available for laymen's utilisation?

72) Unknown


73) Lutzugia trigonalis
An extension for this species I'm presuming


74) Avatha complens ?


75-77) Ercheia spp
>75 & 76 I'm pretty sure are E. cyllaria
>77 has me swaying towards E. multilinea; rosy fawn and cream reniforms

[Psyche]

The terms aff. & cf. can be used by anybody although they are mostly used by taxonomists.

aff. ie affinis or affinity means closely related to.
eg. If you put a aff. x. IT means it is similar to ax, likely belongs to the same species group , but it is not sp x as far as you know.

cf. ie conferre or confer means to compare.
If you put a cf. x, it means it is very similar to ax with some minor differences & could be the same species, x.


65. Parapoynx villidalis is right.
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.co...illidalis.html

66. Tatobotys cf. biannularis.
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.co...annulalis.html
http://www.jpmoth.org/Crambidae/Pyra...iannulalis.jpg
https://nature.berkeley.edu/~oboyski...iannulalis.jpg

67 unknown.

68. Maxates coelataria is right.


I have no image of Voliba spp.
The description say whitish irrorated with brown & restricted to the Papuan region.


TL Seow: Cheers.

[Psyche]

69 Uncertain. Likely Jodis sp.
The medial band is broad such that the very irregular postmedial line is set near the outer margin. This is seen in several Jodis.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/898994
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/421892
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/665772

70. Albinospila cf. floresaria
The description matched it well.
http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-9/...trini_41_1.php
This example from Australia is paler.
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.co...loresaria.html

70. Hyposidra infixaria is right ; variable.
http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-11...rmiini_7_8.php
https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2843/...8c3e2430_b.jpg
https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8645/1...3b15b6d8_b.jpg

TL Seow: Cheers.

[Chequered Lancer]

Thanks for the elucidation on the terms

I have no image of Voliba spp.
The description say whitish irrorated with brown & restricted to the Papuan region.

According to Kendrick, R.C's paper on Hong Kong's lepido-fauna in 2002, Tatobotys is a junior synonym of Voliba, first established by Walker,1866 and was later revised by Butler, 1880.


More Geos

72) Traminda aventiara ?


73) Derambila lumenaria ?
MoB describes this species to be distinguished from its congeners (Bornean representatives at least) by the ''prominent black dots along the wing margins''


74) Borbacha pardaria ?


75) Fascellina aff. quadrata
My first two guesses were F. castanea, even F. chromataria. Subsequently, a quick jaunt to BOLD systems led me to my current guess.

[Chequered Lancer]

More ''erebids''

76) Pantura rufifrons ?


77) Ommatophora luminosa ?


78) Hadennia mysalis ?


79) Mecodina lanceola ?


81) Cerynea sp ?


82 &83) Unknown
I have seen what appears to be 82's relative, and possibly 83 on the cover of MoB's volume 17. But alas, the perennial dog of Noctuidae continues to wag its tail, rendering color plates inaccessible for public viewing
>82 appears to resemble members of the genus Catada





source: http://www.pemberleybooks.com/produc...nodinae/18323/

[Chequered Lancer]

And several others from miscellaneous groups
Lymantriidae

84) Arctornis singaporensis (Male) ?


Bombycoidea

85) Kunugia sp ?


86-87) Matanastria sp ?
Same individual, different perspectives




88) Unknown
Its natural resting position resembles those of Varicosia and Cephena; wings kept to body.

[Psyche]

84. Arctornis singaporensis is distinctive with its broad green shadings of several main veins.

85.Female Kunugia gynandra.
The FW is marked by several wavy arcuate fasciae.
The submarginal spots have two at the apex & two at the tornus enlarged & darkened.
http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-3/...mpidae_8_7.php


86. Metanastria cf. hyrtaca female. Range ;NE India to Sundaland except Borneo.
The FW postmedial pale fascia makes a strong bent at its upper 1/3 the inner margin more so.
The submarginal spots are very irregularly set with strong white inner shadings.
http://image.digitalarchives.tw/Imag...0/24/c6/ab.jpg
http://taibif.tw/zh/namecode/345545
http://molbiol.ru/forums/uploads/a00...1263836140.jpg

M gamella have the FW postmedial pale band straighter & the submarginal much less irregular.
M. aconyta in the Indian subregion is similar in this respect.
http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-3/...mpidae_2_1.php



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[Chequered Lancer]

89 & 90) Arctornis spp
I suspect these two may be the same species. They were found in the same building.

[Psyche]

Post 40 83.
Simplicia robustalis. Noctuidae,Herminiinae.
http://www.jpmoth.org/~dmoth/Digital..._070417642.jpg


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[Chequered Lancer]

Apologies for the mis-numbering

Noctuids

99) Leucania decisissima ?


100) Condica sp


101) Unknown


102 & 103) Unknown
>>102 & 103 remind me of Tamba, but I have no leverage here.




104-105) Ugia cf. serrilinea
>>The facies of 104 illustrates similarities with 105, an older image. 104 may be the female?