Moths 2016-2017

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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/

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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.

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

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88. No match .The prominent reniform spot indicates a true Noctuid.
Unfortunately part of Noctuidae in MoB is unavailable.

89-90 Arctornis. same species .Discal spot & rippled scales in lower half of FWs.
No match seen.

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PS . From the 2nd pix the wings are rather translucent, & no defined dense patches of scales.
Possibly Arctornis semihyalina.
http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-5/...thini_1_24.php

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Review 89-90.
Arctornis very likely A. submarginata.
A. semihyalina have brown unspotted foreleg whereas pix 90 shows a spotted foreleg.

The FW markings is identical to this below in which part of the frons & palps can be seen .Pix 89 shows a bit of dark brown at the front end.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/5062069
The blackish brown frons & brown palps are distinctive.
http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-5/...thini_1_46.php

If you do get to shoot another Arctornis ,try to get a frontal shot.
Many ID marks are based on the markings of the frons(forehead), palps, & forelegs.
The usual shot have the head bend down in making these invisible.


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88. No match .The prominent reniform spot indicates a true Noctuid.
Unfortunately part of Noctuidae in MoB is unavailable.

>>Match found for 88: Porsica circumducta

P.S. Images 73-83 are still pending evaluation

Starting off with Notodontidae

91) Cerasana anceps ?


Lymantriidae

92) Lymantria ganara ?


And a Nygmiid
Form slightly reminiscent of Euproctis
93) Unknown


Limacodids
>94 & 95 are certainly the same species as they were mating prior to the production of these images .

94 & 95) Thosea ''mediostrigata" ?




And an Arctiid?
Resembles Cyanea but is much smaller, with unmarked legs
96) Unknown


And two Crambids

97) Musotima sp ?
These insects appear to exhibit some gregarious behaviour, often perching in groups on trunks and under leaves.


98) Palpita sp ?

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Good work on the Porsica.
I have actually look thru all the families in MoB & still missed it.


72. Traminda aventiara is undoubted.

73. Derambila lumenaria seem to match with its prominent marginal spots but no good image to compare. Probable.

74. Borbacha cf. punctipardaria.
The large black discal spots & the FW grey fascia seem to match .
The other species have small discal spots.
http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-11...ptini_14_3.php
Examples of B. pardaria.
http://twmoth.tesri.gov.tw/peo/FBMot...cha%20pardaria

75. Fascellina cf. chromataria

It can not be F. quadrata as MoB stated it lacks the white discal spot/patch.
http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-11...sini_12_12.php
The Bold sysytem images may be in error (It is not always correct)
http://www.co1bank.uoguelph.ca/index...e?taxid=296968

Another example is here.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/6690447

Of the species with a white discal spot are F. albicordis, castanea & chromataria.

C. albocordis dark.
http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-11...sini_12_10.php
http://insecta.pro/images/1024/30356.jpg

F. castanea. spot smaller variable.
http://www.jpmoth.org/~dmoth/Digital...20castanea.htm

F. chromataria.
https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8486/...bd30980384.jpg
http://www.jpmoth.org/~dmoth/Korea06..._060623259.jpg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fascel...romataria2.jpg

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


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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?