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5.https://www.butterflycircle.com/atta...8&d=1737046214
Macroglossum troglodytus.
Note the very curved antemedial fascia (band)a triangular subapical costal patch joined by an L-shaped black bar to the outer margin.
https://tpittaway.tripod.com/china/m_ins.htm
Last edited by Psyche; 18-Jan-2025 at 05:09 PM.
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6. https://www.butterflycircle.com/atta...9&d=1737046254
Cyclosia midama.
Various forms & subspecies.
https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/4029195696
https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2596334785
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7.https://www.butterflycircle.com/atta...0&d=1737046292
Female Amblychia angeronaria.
Note the FW white spots & the alignment of the dark lines .Very variable.
https://www.mothsofindia.org/amblychia-angeronaria
https://www.mothsofindia.org/amblychia-angeronaria
https://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-1...miini_22_1.php
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8.https://www.butterflycircle.com/atta...1&d=1737046320
Correction Most likely Episteme maculatrix.
Below description based mis- identifed images.
Episteme nipalensis.
Antemedial & postmedial spots of similar proportions.
Postmedial spots without darkened veins.
HW bright orange/red.
Abdomen broadly banded black.
https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/899969044
Same observation as IDed by hkmoths, Dr R. Kendrick.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/627384
https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2244221940
https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/4111617558
Similar but confused with it.
Episteme maculatrix.
FW with the postmedial spots divided by black veins.
Abdomen shaded blackish dorsally.
https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/3323285120
https://www.mothsofindia.org/Episteme-maculatrix
https://www.mothsofindia.org/episteme-maculatrix
Possibly these below may be examples of E. maculatrix different ssp.
FW only the costal postmedial spot with the veins black.
Abdomen with narrower black bandings.
https://www.mothsofindia.org/episteme-nipalensis
GBIF have no examples of these as E. nipalensis.
E. vetula.
FW postmedial & antemedial generally narrow & as yellow bands.
https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/gall...on_key=1793238
Last edited by Psyche; 20-Jan-2025 at 11:07 PM.
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9.https://www.butterflycircle.com/atta...2&d=1737046351
Eupterote ssp.
There are no article detailing the Himalayan species.
https://www.mothsofindia.org/eupterote-spp
10.https://www.butterflycircle.com/atta...3&d=1737046386
Margina argus.
The FW narrow white-edged spots are set on a clear ground.
https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/4116385411
https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/4852686798
Margina syringa.
Fw spots set on a ground of interlocking dark fasciae.
https://www.mothsofindia.org/sites/m...317_265276.jpg
https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2818584452
Similar.
Argina astrea.
FW spots larger, rounder but only the encircling white striae connecting.
https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/4516511113
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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
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12. https://www.butterflycircle.com/atta...5&d=1737046488
Numenes siletti
https://www.mothsofindia.org/numenes-siletti
N. contrahens which is very similar does not occur in India.
https://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-5...gyiini_7_2.php
N. flagrans.
The image shown below is a female.
https://www.mothsofindia.org/Numenes-flagrans
The male should similar to N. albofascia from Japan.
http://www.jpmoth.org/~dmoth/76_Lyma...albofascia.htm
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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.
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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 nipalensisButler 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
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.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.
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18. https://www.butterflycircle.com/atta...1&d=1737379694
https://www.butterflycircle.com/atta...2&d=1737380401
Amblychia pardicelata. Correction: Should be A. hymenaria.
Two similar species in which the wings have a postmedial series of whitish lunulate spots on a diffuse mottled ground.
Amblychia pardicelata.
Smaller species with rounder broader wings.
HW shallowly dentate.
https://www.mothsofindia.org/sites/m...fd44b281-1.jpg
https://www.mothsofindia.org/sites/m...001_273450.jpg
https://www.mothsofindia.org/sites/m...63c10d6b-2.jpg
Amblychia nimia.
Large species with longer FWs.
HW margin strongly dentate /serrate.
Fw lower margin slightly toothed.
https://www.mothsofindia.org/sites/m...549b2b28-2.jpg
https://www.mothsofindia.org/sites/m...55a218fe-1.jpg
https://www.mothsofindia.org/sites/m...549b2b28-2.jpg
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