Moth ID trend

[Psyche]

Post 13.

It is likely to be correct as Katha prabana.

The female of many lthosina are very similar & confusing.
Brunia antica occur in Hong Kong & Taiwan as the sole species in the genus.
Thus these are confirmed images.
https://www.inaturalist.org/guide_taxa/352227
http://dearlep.tw/species.html?namecode=343836

The females of Brunia antica & sarawaca are practically identical & it is uncertain if B. sarawaca is present since images of males taken in Singapore do not quite match .
https://www.zobodat.at/pdf/ENT_0038_0141-0176.pdf


Salient points.

Female of Brunia antica & sarawaca; Top of head & prothorax yellow.

Female of Katha prabana. Top of head & prothorax dark grey as the rest of the thorax.

BRUNIA.png



Taxon probana was first described as Eilema probana. later transfered to Katha & now to Dubatolova.

Katha probana male.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/6740796
Female.
http://v3.boldsystems.org/index.php/...e?taxid=588636
Other examples of the male.
http://virtualcollections.naturalsci...sa-tams-1935-1
https://www.researchgate.net/figure/...fig1_267642363


The main doubt is if the female Katha prabana seem rather common in Singapore, why is the male not being photographed.


I will leave caterpillars alone as there is very little literature to refer to.



TL Seow: Cheers.
PS Brunia antica is rare in Singapore.
Male & Female. (Probably forelegs should always be dark in antica .)
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...0947/large.jpg
https://static.inaturalist.org/photo...050/large.jpeg