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ID: Gonodontis pallida
OD:Orsonoba pallida Butler, 1880; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (5) 6 (32): 125. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/81219#page/139/mode/1up
https://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-11/Gonodontini/gonodontini_1_2.php
Iyer, G., D. Stüning & S. Sondhi. 2021. An inventory of geometrid moths (Lepidoptera: Geometroidea: Geometridae) of Kalakad-Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 13(13): 19887–19920. 7105.13.13.19887-19920. Image 220
Geetha Iyer 2021. Moths of Tamil Nadu. Blackbuck vol 37, Nos 1 &2; Published by Madras Naturalists' Society, Chennai. 1-98. Image No.67- Page 19
SS: Agree with provisional ID as Gonodontis pallida (Butler, 1880). Diagnosis (vide MOB). In Borneo, the male of clelia is a uniform reddish tint rather than pale cream marked with grey and ochre-yellow as in G. pallida Butler. The females are much more similar but also generally redder in clelia. However, given the variation that I have seen in this species group, I think we should go with only a provisional ID.
RS: The differences between G. pallida and G. clelia based on the differences written in MOB seems insufficient. I agree with the variation aspect too. So I am okay with creating a new page with provisional ID.
OD:Orsonoba pallida Butler, 1880; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (5) 6 (32): 125. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/81219#page/139/mode/1up
https://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-11/Gonodontini/gonodontini_1_2.php
Iyer, G., D. Stüning & S. Sondhi. 2021. An inventory of geometrid moths (Lepidoptera: Geometroidea: Geometridae) of Kalakad-Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 13(13): 19887–19920. 7105.13.13.19887-19920. Image 220
Geetha Iyer 2021. Moths of Tamil Nadu. Blackbuck vol 37, Nos 1 &2; Published by Madras Naturalists' Society, Chennai. 1-98. Image No.67- Page 19
SS: Agree with provisional ID as Gonodontis pallida (Butler, 1880). Diagnosis (vide MOB). In Borneo, the male of clelia is a uniform reddish tint rather than pale cream marked with grey and ochre-yellow as in G. pallida Butler. The females are much more similar but also generally redder in clelia. However, given the variation that I have seen in this species group, I think we should go with only a provisional ID.
RS: The differences between G. pallida and G. clelia based on the differences written in MOB seems insufficient. I agree with the variation aspect too. So I am okay with creating a new page with provisional ID.
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