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Pseudocoremia variegata Moore, 1888, in Hewitson & Moore, Descr. new Indian lepid. Insects Colin late Mr Atkinson: 240. TL: Darjeeling. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/26805#page/258/mode/1up
Prout, 1927. JBNHS, 31/938 as Cleora
Cleora nebulosa, Swinh. Trans. Ent. Soc. 1891, p. 488.
Alcis variegata (Moore) (MON Part 2, Pl. 34: 16)
Sanyal, A.K., Dey, P., Uniyal, V.P., Chandra, K. and Raha, A., 2017. Geometridae Stephens, 1829 from different altitudes in Western Himalayan Protected Areas of Uttarakhand, India.(Lepidoptera: Geometridae). SHILAP Revista de Lepidopterología, 45(177), pp.143-163. Report this species from Dehradun between 600-800 m.
FBI, Hampson, Vol. 3, pg. 266, # 3406 as Boarmia variegata. Hampson mentions Boarmia acaciaria (now Cleora acaciaria) as a similar species, which is quite different.
http://v3.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=98849 very good match to male and female.
Similar species: Alcis harutai Sato (MON Part 2, Pg. 7, Pl. 34: 17, 18). Not Alcis harutai, as male has a pale area between antemedial and postmedial lines.
Alcis harutai Sato (MON Part 5, pg. 20)
Prout, 1927. JBNHS, 31/938 as Cleora
Cleora nebulosa, Swinh. Trans. Ent. Soc. 1891, p. 488.
Alcis variegata (Moore) (MON Part 2, Pl. 34: 16)
Sanyal, A.K., Dey, P., Uniyal, V.P., Chandra, K. and Raha, A., 2017. Geometridae Stephens, 1829 from different altitudes in Western Himalayan Protected Areas of Uttarakhand, India.(Lepidoptera: Geometridae). SHILAP Revista de Lepidopterología, 45(177), pp.143-163. Report this species from Dehradun between 600-800 m.
FBI, Hampson, Vol. 3, pg. 266, # 3406 as Boarmia variegata. Hampson mentions Boarmia acaciaria (now Cleora acaciaria) as a similar species, which is quite different.
http://v3.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=98849 very good match to male and female.
Similar species: Alcis harutai Sato (MON Part 2, Pg. 7, Pl. 34: 17, 18). Not Alcis harutai, as male has a pale area between antemedial and postmedial lines.
Alcis harutai Sato (MON Part 5, pg. 20)
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