Moth Taxon Search
Agathia spp.
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JD : Agathia incudaria antitheta Prout, 1932
Agathia antitheta , Seitz Vol 12 pg 70 & Pl 9d - https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/251778#page/78/mode/1up
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/251778#page/333/mode/1up
http://v3.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=274535
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/35152474
Similar spp (refer descriptions & plates in Seitz) -
Agathia quinaria Moore, 1868 - the dark central bands bordering the green subapical patch on both wings broader & the green patches correspondingly smaller. No green spot on FW posterior to this patch. https://data.nhm.ac.uk/dataset/collection-specimens/resource/05ff2255-c38a-40c9-b657-4ccb55ab2feb/record/8270987
Agathia hilarata Guenée, [1858] - No green spot on FW posterior to the subapical green patch, the central brown band not as oblique posteriorly
Agathia angustilimes Prout, 1926 - the dark bands narrower, the central brown band less oblique
There are other similar Agathia spp., but all differ in shape of the patches, etc
Agathia antitheta , Seitz Vol 12 pg 70 & Pl 9d - https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/251778#page/78/mode/1up
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/251778#page/333/mode/1up
http://v3.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=274535
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/35152474
Similar spp (refer descriptions & plates in Seitz) -
Agathia quinaria Moore, 1868 - the dark central bands bordering the green subapical patch on both wings broader & the green patches correspondingly smaller. No green spot on FW posterior to this patch. https://data.nhm.ac.uk/dataset/collection-specimens/resource/05ff2255-c38a-40c9-b657-4ccb55ab2feb/record/8270987
Agathia hilarata Guenée, [1858] - No green spot on FW posterior to the subapical green patch, the central brown band not as oblique posteriorly
Agathia angustilimes Prout, 1926 - the dark bands narrower, the central brown band less oblique
There are other similar Agathia spp., but all differ in shape of the patches, etc
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