Originally Posted by guldsmed
Thx a lot for your help and patience - I am amazed (but very glad!) that you take time to help me so much
Are you sure about the Pagalia ochrealis? I feel that the number and shape of lines are differebt, and that the illustrations Pagalia ochrealis show some shading in the margins of the wings, that mine does not have...
You do have a point there.
The fourth band is the outermost, near the margin.
In the examples of P. ochrealis from Japan & HK, this band is fuzzy & vaque.
I have merely thought this is regional variation.
Japan
http://www.jpmoth.org/Crambidae/Pyra..._ochrealis.jpg
HK.
http://www.jpmoth.org/Crambidae/Pyra..._ochrealis.jpg
Roger Kendrick states in his article that P. ochrealis was known earlier in HK as Paratalanta nr, aureolalis.
Paliga aureolalis have the four bands sharply defined.
As stated in the text Paliga aureolalis was formerly known as Paratalanta aureolalis.
Range Nepal to Australia.
This should be the correct ID.
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.co...ureolalis.html
I am unable to cross check out another Paliga celalatis range Sri Lanka to Australia.
TL Seow: Cheers.
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