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Calguia defiguralis
SS: Singh et al 2022, A catalogue of Indian Pyraloidea (Lepidoptera) list this species from the Nilgiris. The only member of this genus known from India.
Calguia defiguralis Walker, 1863
Calguia defiguralis Walker, 1863. List Lep. Ins. Brit. Mus. 27: 83. TL: Sarawak, Borneo. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51897540#page/95/mode/1up
Synonyms mentions on Funet. Cabragus auritipalpus Moore, [1886], Sigmarthria palpella Ragonot, 1888, Nephopteryx[sic] bistriella Pagenstecher, 1900, Salebria crocogastra Meyrick, 1934.
Inoue, H., 1989. Calguia defiguralis Walker and its allied species from Japan (Pyralidae: Phycitinae). Yugato (118): 129-134
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/425455-Calguia-defiguralis
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/phyc/defiguralis.html
I am not convinced of ID. For one, the antennae is not black at the base. Second, the individual is slightly worn and markings not so clear. I am inclined to leave this at subfamily level.
JR: It seems like a good match with Calguia defiguralis to me although the worn-out appearance and the high lighting effect from the camera has turned it difficult to recognize different features.
SS: Will go ahead and publish with provisional ID.
SS: Singh et al 2022, A catalogue of Indian Pyraloidea (Lepidoptera) list this species from the Nilgiris. The only member of this genus known from India.
Calguia defiguralis Walker, 1863
Calguia defiguralis Walker, 1863. List Lep. Ins. Brit. Mus. 27: 83. TL: Sarawak, Borneo. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51897540#page/95/mode/1up
Synonyms mentions on Funet. Cabragus auritipalpus Moore, [1886], Sigmarthria palpella Ragonot, 1888, Nephopteryx[sic] bistriella Pagenstecher, 1900, Salebria crocogastra Meyrick, 1934.
Inoue, H., 1989. Calguia defiguralis Walker and its allied species from Japan (Pyralidae: Phycitinae). Yugato (118): 129-134
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/425455-Calguia-defiguralis
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/phyc/defiguralis.html
I am not convinced of ID. For one, the antennae is not black at the base. Second, the individual is slightly worn and markings not so clear. I am inclined to leave this at subfamily level.
JR: It seems like a good match with Calguia defiguralis to me although the worn-out appearance and the high lighting effect from the camera has turned it difficult to recognize different features.
SS: Will go ahead and publish with provisional ID.
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2023
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