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Egnasia pulcherrima
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ID: Egnasia pulcherrima Butler 1879
1.Egnasia pulcherrima Butler 1879: Illustration of Trypical specimens of Lepidoptera Heterocera, British museuem Part III By A G Butler. Text on Page 67; Image on Plate LVIII.Fig 8 Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/180019#page/91/mode/1up
Image at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/180019#page/139/mode/1up
2. Lophoruza pulcherrima (Butler, 1879) https://ftp.funet.fi/index/Tree_of_life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/erebidae/boletobiinae/lophoruza/
3. Zethes pulcherrima: Hampson 1895 The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma Fauna Br. India (Moths) 3 : Pg 10 No.2728
Although both GIF and FUNET give TL as Japan, Hampson's description includes Simla under distribution record.
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Additional references: Agree with ID
Lophograpta pulcherrima; Warren, 1913. In Seitz, Macrolep World Vol. 3: 411, pl. 71i.
Lophoruza pulcherrima; Moths of Japan, Vol. 2: 810, Pl. 196/43.
http://www.jpmoth.org/~dmoth/Korea0606/80_Noctuidae/Lophoruza_pulcherrima_/Lophoruza_pulcherrima.htm
https://twmoth.tbri.gov.tw/peo/FBMothInfo/107637
http://gaga.biodiv.tw/9403bx/H672.htm
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/508223-Eugnathia-pulcherrima
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1.Egnasia pulcherrima Butler 1879: Illustration of Trypical specimens of Lepidoptera Heterocera, British museuem Part III By A G Butler. Text on Page 67; Image on Plate LVIII.Fig 8 Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/180019#page/91/mode/1up
Image at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/180019#page/139/mode/1up
2. Lophoruza pulcherrima (Butler, 1879) https://ftp.funet.fi/index/Tree_of_life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/erebidae/boletobiinae/lophoruza/
3. Zethes pulcherrima: Hampson 1895 The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma Fauna Br. India (Moths) 3 : Pg 10 No.2728
Although both GIF and FUNET give TL as Japan, Hampson's description includes Simla under distribution record.
SS:
Additional references: Agree with ID
Lophograpta pulcherrima; Warren, 1913. In Seitz, Macrolep World Vol. 3: 411, pl. 71i.
Lophoruza pulcherrima; Moths of Japan, Vol. 2: 810, Pl. 196/43.
http://www.jpmoth.org/~dmoth/Korea0606/80_Noctuidae/Lophoruza_pulcherrima_/Lophoruza_pulcherrima.htm
https://twmoth.tbri.gov.tw/peo/FBMothInfo/107637
http://gaga.biodiv.tw/9403bx/H672.htm
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/508223-Eugnathia-pulcherrima
Uploading another image of the same individual.
GI:I want to bring to your notice that this image has a much lighter colour than what Sanjay's photos and most photos on the sources on the internet shows.
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