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Perixera absconditaria (Walker, [1863]).
Anisodes absconditaria Walker, [1863]; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 26: 1580; TL: South Hindostan. Text at https://archive.org/details/listofspecimenso2526brit/page/1580/mode/1up?view=theater
Seitz, Vol. 12, pg. 170, Pl. 18d.
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/496967-Anisodes-absconditaria
MOT Part 3, Pl. 67/17 as Anisodes absconditaria assamica.
Moths of Shendurney: an update, Sondhi et al 2021. Plate 4/78. Reviewed by D. Stuning.
Lepindex lists as Perixera absconditaria but Funet lists as Anisodes.
Scoble, M. J., & A. Hausmann. [2007]. Online list of valid and available names of the Geometridae of the World. http://www.herbulot.de/globalspecieslist.htm (Accessed 30 Aug 2020). List this species as Perixera.
Perixera Meyrick, 1886 species known from S India (Kirti et al. 2019).
Perixera absconditaria (Walker, [1863]). S. India.
Perixera arenosaria Moore, 1887. Sri Lanka.
Perixera argentosa (Prout, 1920). Travancore, Khasis.
Perixera griseata belgaumensis (Prout, 1938). Belgaum, Karnataka.
Perixera insitiva (Prout, 1920). S. India.
Perixera interpulsata (Walker, 1861). India.
Perixera obrinaria (Guenée, [1858]). Sri Lanka, S. India.
Similar species vide Hampson is Anisodes absconditaria
Hampson, FBI, Vol. 3, pg. 447 as Anisodes absconditaria. Vide Hampson, absconditaria is larger, darker and irrorated with fuscous. Both wings with ante-medial specks absent, The waved post-medial line more prominent. Hindwing with annulus large, and wide/diffused in the southern form. Underside with basal area of forewing suffused with pink. Vide, FBI, wingspan Anisodes absconditaria is 40 mm, Anisodes obrinaria is 30-32 mm.
Wingspan of the specimen from Rosemala is 43 mm for Perixera absconditaria. Wingspan of Perixera obrinaria from Rosemala is 33 mm. Perixera obrinaria being uploaded as well.
Anisodes absconditaria Walker, [1863]; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 26: 1580; TL: South Hindostan. Text at https://archive.org/details/listofspecimenso2526brit/page/1580/mode/1up?view=theater
Seitz, Vol. 12, pg. 170, Pl. 18d.
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/496967-Anisodes-absconditaria
MOT Part 3, Pl. 67/17 as Anisodes absconditaria assamica.
Moths of Shendurney: an update, Sondhi et al 2021. Plate 4/78. Reviewed by D. Stuning.
Lepindex lists as Perixera absconditaria but Funet lists as Anisodes.
Scoble, M. J., & A. Hausmann. [2007]. Online list of valid and available names of the Geometridae of the World. http://www.herbulot.de/globalspecieslist.htm (Accessed 30 Aug 2020). List this species as Perixera.
Perixera Meyrick, 1886 species known from S India (Kirti et al. 2019).
Perixera absconditaria (Walker, [1863]). S. India.
Perixera arenosaria Moore, 1887. Sri Lanka.
Perixera argentosa (Prout, 1920). Travancore, Khasis.
Perixera griseata belgaumensis (Prout, 1938). Belgaum, Karnataka.
Perixera insitiva (Prout, 1920). S. India.
Perixera interpulsata (Walker, 1861). India.
Perixera obrinaria (Guenée, [1858]). Sri Lanka, S. India.
Similar species vide Hampson is Anisodes absconditaria
Hampson, FBI, Vol. 3, pg. 447 as Anisodes absconditaria. Vide Hampson, absconditaria is larger, darker and irrorated with fuscous. Both wings with ante-medial specks absent, The waved post-medial line more prominent. Hindwing with annulus large, and wide/diffused in the southern form. Underside with basal area of forewing suffused with pink. Vide, FBI, wingspan Anisodes absconditaria is 40 mm, Anisodes obrinaria is 30-32 mm.
Wingspan of the specimen from Rosemala is 43 mm for Perixera absconditaria. Wingspan of Perixera obrinaria from Rosemala is 33 mm. Perixera obrinaria being uploaded as well.
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