More moths! And more to come. (Part 2)

[Chequered Lancer]

More moths.

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#2


#3
Plume moth?


#4
Reminds me of an Adrapsa sp.


#5


#6

[Psyche]

Post 14. No 4.

Adrapsa ereboides. Erebidae , Herminiinae . Range Neomalaya (Sumatra, Malaya, Borneo.)

It is quite difficult to match up pix & images of museum specimens.
This one is distinctive because of it rather straight dark outer margin of the HW band.
MoB shows ain image in which the FW discal spot is rather poor.
This matches specimen 1 below.
http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php...e?taxid=281950

TL Seow

[Psyche]

Post 14 No. 1.

Geometridae, Larentiinae, Eupitheciini.
Genus unknown.

Quite similar to this but lack the distinctive white spots.
Cannot be another sp. as there appeared to only one species here, A. antenuata.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/hkmoths...57614086760711

Possibly this.
http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-10...ciini_22_4.php

TL Seow

[Painted Jezebel]

Post #14, Nos. 5 & 6 - Mocis undata (Erebidae, Catocalinae), a common and very variable species.

[Psyche]

Post #14, Nos. 5 & 6 - Mocis undata (Erebidae, Catocalinae), a common and very variable species.

I remembered seeing pix of these but couldn't place it.
Amazingly the genus is unknown in Borneo & so out of MoB.

TL Seow :Cheers.

[Painted Jezebel]

Volume 15, Tribe Ophiusini. 2 species recorded from Borneo.

[Psyche]

Volume 15, Tribe Ophiusini. 2 species recorded from Borneo.

You are quite right.
I have the book on Catocalinae & still miss the image of it.

TL Seow : Cheers.

[Psyche]

#2

Post 14. No. 2.
Tentative ID. Grapholita species.

Bear in mind with a strictly topdown shot the lower part of the FW (ie the costal 1/3 & apex) is not visible.
Below is a pic. of Grapholita funebrana the Plum Fruit Moth.
The similar features are.
1. The large eyes & short thick antennae.
2. The white-banded legs.
3. The rugose (wrinkly) ground pattern.
4. The white scale-like markings in the middle of the FW.
5. The distal part is whitish. The defining white band is poorly marked out however.
http://www.hmbg.org/uploads/images/1...uit-Moth)4.jpg
A similar spp. the Oriental Fruit Moth G. molesta. showing rugose ground & white scale-like markings.
http://ukmoths.org.uk/images/1248G_molestaAM.jpg

Both G. funebrana & molesta are Palaeartic in distribution.

There are more than 30 spp. of Grapholita species.

TL Seow

[Psyche]

More moths.

#3
Plume moth?

Pterophorus lacteipennis. Pterophoridae Widespread. India to Papua.
( Pterophorus Gk feather/(wing)-bearer; lacteipennis L milk-white feather/(wing) )

Only genus Pterophorus here have white body & wings.
This species is also distinctive for its cross-band & black dots.
This specimen from the Papua Insect foundation have its abdomen removed for genitalia confirmation.
Note all the dots & the band matched correctly in position.
http://www.papua-insects.nl/insect%2...cteipennis.jpg

This set specimen from Australia have the band less obvious but the dots are correct.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dhobern...n/photostream/

TL Seow

[Psyche]

More moths.

#1

Tentative ID. Gymnoscelis pseudotibialis. Geometridae. Larentiinae. Eupitheciini.

The wing pattern matches & of course the size.
I have ignored this previously because it is listed as sp. n. (species new) thinking a new species would be endemic to Borneo.
However, it is redescribed from old materials & is recorded from both Malaya Singapore.
http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-10...ciini_22_4.php

TL Seow
PS. An example of a Gymnoscelis showing the similar wing pattern.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/hkmoths...7623704591635/