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Perixera obrinaria (Guenée, [1858])
OD: Ephyra obrinaria Guenée, [1858]. Spec. Gen. Lep. 9: 414. Text (in French) at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/37718#page/422/mode/1up
Kirti, J.S., Goyal, T. and Kaur, M., 2012. An inventory of family Geometridae (Lepidoptera) from Western Ghats of India. Journal of Entomological Research, 36(1), pp.83-94. Pg. 93, # 99. Listed as Perixera obrinaria.
Prout, 1938. In Seitz, Macrolep. World. Vol. 12: 173, Pl. 18g.
Hampson, FBI, Vol. 3, pg. 446. Good match to description. Listed as Anisodes obrinaria
Moths of Shendurney: an update, Sondhi et al 2021. Plate 4/79. Erroneously spelt as Perixera orbinaria. Reviewed by D. Stuning.
Listed by Valappil, 2020 as Anisodes obrinaria
Lepindex lists as Perixera obrinaria Guenée, [1858]
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.
GI: Additional reference:Anisodes pallida, Moore, Lep. Ceyl. vol iii, p. 445, pi. 201, fig. 11
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OD: Ephyra obrinaria Guenée, [1858]. Spec. Gen. Lep. 9: 414. Text (in French) at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/37718#page/422/mode/1up
Kirti, J.S., Goyal, T. and Kaur, M., 2012. An inventory of family Geometridae (Lepidoptera) from Western Ghats of India. Journal of Entomological Research, 36(1), pp.83-94. Pg. 93, # 99. Listed as Perixera obrinaria.
Prout, 1938. In Seitz, Macrolep. World. Vol. 12: 173, Pl. 18g.
Hampson, FBI, Vol. 3, pg. 446. Good match to description. Listed as Anisodes obrinaria
Moths of Shendurney: an update, Sondhi et al 2021. Plate 4/79. Erroneously spelt as Perixera orbinaria. Reviewed by D. Stuning.
Listed by Valappil, 2020 as Anisodes obrinaria
Lepindex lists as Perixera obrinaria Guenée, [1858]
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.
GI: Additional reference:Anisodes pallida, Moore, Lep. Ceyl. vol iii, p. 445, pi. 201, fig. 11
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RS: Agree with ID, publishing the page.
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