18-Jan-2025, 08:43 PM
#11
11 https://www.butterflycircle.com/atta...4&d=1737046451
Marumba spectabilis.
This species is readily recognised by its strongly contasted banda.
The FW tornus contains aseries of loops & enclosed two prominent black spots.
The HW tornus also have two similar spots.
https://tpittaway.tripod.com/china/m_spe.htm
https://www.mothsofindia.org/sites/m...caf3c923-3.jpg
https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/4500547935
18-Jan-2025, 09:32 PM
#12
18-Jan-2025, 10:19 PM
#13
13.https://www.butterflycircle.com/atta...6&d=1737046540
Hypomecis infixaria.
https://www.butterflycircle.com/atta...6&d=1737046540
https://www.mothsofindia.org/sites/m...502_267546.jpg
If you blow up both images & compare all the spots and markings from the left FW inwards to the body & you will find they are quite matching.
Last edited by Psyche; 19-Jan-2025 at 12:24 AM .
19-Jan-2025, 12:40 AM
#14
19-Jan-2025, 02:02 AM
#15
15. https://www.butterflycircle.com/atta...8&d=1737046627
Theretra clotho.
Four species are very similar in appearance at rest.
Look at the FW for the postmedial line.
This line runs from the cFW tip to the lower margin.
Then look for the antemedial line that is parallel to it
This start from the costa downwards.
Theretra alecto .
HW deep pink (hidden)
FW antemedial moderate/weak.
FW postmedial line intact, not punctate (broken into spots)
Abdomen no dorsal lines sometimes weakly.
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/pr...U-UjB73Upt4zZw
https://tpittaway.tripod.com/china/t_ale.htm
https://www.mothsofindia.org/sites/m...bc813e5e-2.jpg
Theretra clotho.
FW postmedial line entire as in alecto.
FW antemedial line weak/obsolete.
Some dark shading around black discal dot.
HW dark blackish (hidden).
Abdomen no dorsal lines.
https://www.mothsofindia.org/sites/m...b4e2b87f-1.jpg
https://tpittaway.tripod.com/china/t_clo.htm
https://www.mothsofindia.org/sites/m...e77ac0f2-3.jpg
Theretra boisduvalii.
FW antemedial line weak/obsolete.
FW postmedial line punctate, ie broken into a series of spots at each vein point.
Abdomen no dorsal lines, sometimes faint
https://www.mothsofindia.org/sites/m...938_258964.jpg
https://tpittaway.tripod.com/china/t_boi_a2.jpg
https://tpittaway.tripod.com/china/t_boi.htm
Theretra lucasii.
Smaller, FW deeper ie wider at the lower margin so that it is more triangular with straight outer margin.
HW dark.
FW antemedial line moderate.
FW postmedial line punctate, broken into spots.
Abdomen no dorsal lines.
https://www.mothsofindia.org/sites/m...92da3c2c-2.jpg
https://tpittaway.tripod.com/china/t_luc.htm
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...9247/large.jpg
https://www.mothsofindia.org/sites/m...d9a26ffa-3.jpg
Theretra rhesus. (Light forms resemble T. alecto but greyer.)
FW with ante & postmedial lines well-developed & heavier. Multiple lines visible
Thorax & abdomen with two parallel dark lines .
HW dark.
https://bioquipbugs.com/wp-content/u...P-1H0565-1.jpg
https://tpittaway.tripod.com/china/t_rhe.htm
https://www.flickr.com/photos/botalex/3523066481
Note many mis-IDS on the web.
eg.
1. T. rhesus .Multiple lines, abdomen with 2 parallel lines.
Correction : correct as Theretra alecto .Pinkier brown.Faint lines on abdomen can be present
T. rhesus also not known in India.
https://www.mothsofindia.org/sites/m...0ef33afd-1.jpg
In this image below the red HWs is a positive ID for T. alecto.
https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/4924090007
2. T. boisduvalii . FW wingshape not triangular. outer margin not straight.
https://www.mothsofindia.org/sites/m...e7408887-3.jpg
3. T. lucasii . Triangular FW with straight outer margin; FW postmedial line punctate.
https://indiabiodiversity.org/observation/show/1830037
Last edited by Psyche; 19-Jan-2025 at 08:19 PM .
19-Jan-2025, 05:01 PM
#16
16. https://www.butterflycircle.com/atta...9&d=1737046675
Theretra nessus .
Typically heavily brown in the costal zone with green on the costal edge.
Postmedial zone also dark, the medial zone paler becoming whitish at the apical costa.
Body also with green shading.
https://www.mothsofindia.org/sites/m...fe50e787-1.jpg
https://tpittaway.tripod.com/china/t_nes.htm
17. https://www.butterflycircle.com/atta...0&d=1737046718
Urapteroides astheniata.
https://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-8...niinae_2_1.php
There appear to be a single widespread continental species.
https://www.mothsofindia.org/sites/m...c81dbd0f-1.jpg
TL Seow; Cheers.
20-Jan-2025, 11:00 PM
#17
Thank you so much for your invaluable help in identifying the moth species and for sharing the ID keys. Your guidance has been incredibly helpful, and I am deeply grateful for your time and effort in assisting me with my research. I am posting here some more species for your review, some i could not even come to a definite conclusion. So can you please help me out in confirming their identity followed by the definite keys.
18. Amblychia nimia? Same individual.
Amblychia nimia 1.jpg Amblychia nimia 2.jpg
19. Tephriopsis divulsa?
Tephriopsis divulsa.jpg
20. Acropteris striataria?
Acropteris striataria.jpg
21. Tetragonus catamitus?
Tetragonus catamitus.jpg
22. Pycnarmon cribrata? Different individuals
(a) Pycnarmon cribrata 1.jpg (b) Pycnarmon cribrata 2.jpg
23. No conclusion.
DSC_3124.jpg
24. Same individual. So unique in appearence
DSC_3102.jpg DSC_3209.jpg
25. Could not drawn any conclusion. Perhaps from Sterrhinae sub-family (Geometridae)
DSC_3139.jpg
26. So many similar looking species.
DSC_3106.jpg
27. Very confusing.
DSC_3130.jpg
28. So confusing.
DSC_3159.jpg
Saffron: Cheers
20-Jan-2025, 11:03 PM
#18
Revision
8. https://www.butterflycircle.com/atta...1&d=1737046320
Probably Episteme maculatrix.
There is a lot of confusion as what is E. maculatrix & nipalensis.
Whether the postmedial spots have blackened veins is immaterial.
According to original decription.
Episteme maculatrix .Westwood 1841.
Westwood described Eusemia maculatrix as
https://archive.org/details/cabineto...p?view=theater
He states the hindwing is a rich orange-red, and the abdomen orange banded black.
An image is provided Plate XXXIII, fig 1.(According to Funet website fig 1 is misidentified & is E. nipalensis)
https://archive.org/details/cabineto...p?view=theater
Episteme nipalensis Butler 1875
Butler describe Eusemia nipalensis in which he compare to E. maculatrix.
The differences he noted are.
1. Fw with the four central spots larger & more angular.
2. HW bright orange instead of deep red of maculatrix.
3. Abdomen oranger with narrower bands.
(Westwood commented the banding is more in hte female.
https://archive.org/details/annalsma...p?view=theater
Based on the described difference this below should be Episteme nipalensis.
https://www.mothsofindia.org/sites/m...dd01da16-2.jpg
This with the FW spots smaller & less angular , the HW marked deep red should be E. maculatrix .
https://www.butterflycircle.com/atta...1&d=1737046320
In conclusion E. nipalensis have larger angular FW central spots, deep red HW with a smaller black patch.
E. maculatrix have smaller more rounded FW spots & a bright orange HW with a larger black patch.
(maculatrix= spotty look.)
These should be forms of Episteme maculatrix .
https://www.mothsofindia.org/sites/m...bcdc4e5c-1.jpg
TL Seow: Cheers
.PS.
Confusingly another species Chelonomorpha austeni ,1879 Moorei, tL Assam is practically identical to E. nipalensis but there is little mention of this species.
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...3185/large.jpg
Last edited by Psyche; 21-Jan-2025 at 07:06 PM .
21-Jan-2025, 01:03 AM
#19
Last edited by Psyche; 31-Jan-2025 at 10:10 AM .
21-Jan-2025, 01:26 AM
#20
Last edited by Psyche; 21-Jan-2025 at 01:58 AM .
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