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    Arctornis submarginata.
    Widespread species.
    Range India to Australia.
    A minor pest on tea in NE India. Also feed on Cinnamomum species.
    Female. reared from oak. India.
    https://www.researchgate.net/profile...richophora.png

    One observation matches Holloway's description well.
    The frons have a band across the bases of the antennae & across the eyes, the two bands merging; palps ochreous shaded at the tip.
    Feb 2917 Pasir Ris.
    https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/6209209/large.jpg
    FW with a discal black dot, & lightly corrugated scalings.
    FW costa lightly edged ochreous & fringes light grey.
    https://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-5...thini_1_46.php

    From this the following observations can be included
    Oct. 2020 Yio Chu Kang.Female (rounded FWs).
    The triangular piece is part of the frons between the eyes.
    https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...4449/large.jpg
    https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...4454/large.jpg

    Aug 2020 Woodlands Male.
    https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...734/large.jpeg
    https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...637/large.jpeg
    https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...739/large.jpeg

    Aug 2014. Botanic Garden. Female.
    https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...3905/large.jpg
    https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...3904/large.jpg
    Last edited by Psyche; 28-Nov-2022 at 07:08 PM.

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