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Hypena conscitalis or Rhynchina?
SS: Does not look like Hypena conscitalis. Probably Rhynchina spp/ Only a few species from S. India. Check list below.
Rhynchina Guenée, 1854 species known from Indian subcontinent.
Rhynchina albidula Warren, 1913. TL: Kashmir.
Rhynchina albiluna Hampson, 1902. TL: Sikkim.
Rhynchina angulifascia Moore, 1882. NW Himalaya.
Rhynchina caerulescens Butler, 1889. TL: Dharamsala.
Rhynchina columbaris (Butler, 1889). TL: Dharamsala.
Rhynchina cretacea (Warren, 1913). TL: Kashmir.
Rhynchina heinrichharreri Lödl, 1998. Nepal.
Rhynchina innotata Warren, 1913. TL: Kashmir, Scinde Valley.
Rhynchina leucogonia Hampson, 1912. TL: Madras, Horsleykonda.
Rhynchina morosa (Butler, 1879). Assam.
Rhynchina obliqualis (Kollar, [1844]). India.
Rhynchina pallidinota Hampson, 1907. TL: Sikkim.
Rhynchina panczelosi Lödl, 2000. TL: Nepal.
Rhynchina pionealis Guenée, 1854. TL: Dharamsala.
Rhynchina plusioides Butler, 1889. TL: Dharamsala, Kashmir.
Rhynchina rivuligera Butler, 1889. TL: Dharamsala.
Rhynchina sagittata Butler, 1889. TL: Dharamsala.
Rhynchina striga (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874). TL: Himalaya.
Rhynchina susannae Lödl, 1998. TL: Nepal.
Rhynchina tenuipalpis Hampson, 1891. TL: Nilgiris.
Rhynchina uniformis Butler, 1889. TL: Dharamsala.
Rhynchina angulata (Walker, 1862). TL: Dharamsala, Kashmir.
Rhynchina lignicolor (Hampson, 1898). TL: Kasauli, Himachal Pradesh.
Rhynchina sigillata (Butler, 1889). TL: Dharamsala.
RPS: The S Indian species- R. tenuipalpis and R. leucogonia don't seem to match well, based on OD and some patchy records.
I think R. rivuligera is the closest match to the individual here. The ground color is a bit different and block orbicular spot is missing or barely visible. Perhaps a provisional ID can be given.
OD: Rhynchina rivuligera Butler, 1889 Illustrations of typical specimens of Lepidoptera Heterocera in the collection of the British Museum Ill. typical Spec. Lep. Het. Colln Br. Mus. 7 : 1-124, pl. 121-138. Text at- https://archive.org/details/illustrationsoft07brituoft/page/84/mode/1up?view=theater&q=rivuligera
Plate (fig 14,15) is a fairly good match as well- https://archive.org/details/illustrationsoft07brituoft/page/n158/mode/1up?view=theater
Mayerl & Lödl, 1999. Revision der Gattung Rhynchina Guenée, 1854 (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Hypeninae) Quadrifina 2 : 1-124. Page 20, figure (Abb.) 3. PDF is here- https://www.zobodat.at/pdf/Quad_2_0001-0124.pdf
The difference between sexes is noted in Butler, 1889 as "curves upwards in the male, but turns with a well-defined angle in the female", but difficult to judge this due to lack of photos.
For R. tenuipalpis: Plate from Hampson, 1891a Illustrations of typical specimens of Lepidoptera Heterocera in the collection of the British Museum. Part VIII.—The Lepidoptera Heterocera of the Nilgiri District. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/23339516#page/171/mode/1up
Specimen from Bhutan. https://v3.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=1143724
Publishing as Rhynchina spp
SS: Does not look like Hypena conscitalis. Probably Rhynchina spp/ Only a few species from S. India. Check list below.
Rhynchina Guenée, 1854 species known from Indian subcontinent.
Rhynchina albidula Warren, 1913. TL: Kashmir.
Rhynchina albiluna Hampson, 1902. TL: Sikkim.
Rhynchina angulifascia Moore, 1882. NW Himalaya.
Rhynchina caerulescens Butler, 1889. TL: Dharamsala.
Rhynchina columbaris (Butler, 1889). TL: Dharamsala.
Rhynchina cretacea (Warren, 1913). TL: Kashmir.
Rhynchina heinrichharreri Lödl, 1998. Nepal.
Rhynchina innotata Warren, 1913. TL: Kashmir, Scinde Valley.
Rhynchina leucogonia Hampson, 1912. TL: Madras, Horsleykonda.
Rhynchina morosa (Butler, 1879). Assam.
Rhynchina obliqualis (Kollar, [1844]). India.
Rhynchina pallidinota Hampson, 1907. TL: Sikkim.
Rhynchina panczelosi Lödl, 2000. TL: Nepal.
Rhynchina pionealis Guenée, 1854. TL: Dharamsala.
Rhynchina plusioides Butler, 1889. TL: Dharamsala, Kashmir.
Rhynchina rivuligera Butler, 1889. TL: Dharamsala.
Rhynchina sagittata Butler, 1889. TL: Dharamsala.
Rhynchina striga (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874). TL: Himalaya.
Rhynchina susannae Lödl, 1998. TL: Nepal.
Rhynchina tenuipalpis Hampson, 1891. TL: Nilgiris.
Rhynchina uniformis Butler, 1889. TL: Dharamsala.
Rhynchina angulata (Walker, 1862). TL: Dharamsala, Kashmir.
Rhynchina lignicolor (Hampson, 1898). TL: Kasauli, Himachal Pradesh.
Rhynchina sigillata (Butler, 1889). TL: Dharamsala.
RPS: The S Indian species- R. tenuipalpis and R. leucogonia don't seem to match well, based on OD and some patchy records.
I think R. rivuligera is the closest match to the individual here. The ground color is a bit different and block orbicular spot is missing or barely visible. Perhaps a provisional ID can be given.
OD: Rhynchina rivuligera Butler, 1889 Illustrations of typical specimens of Lepidoptera Heterocera in the collection of the British Museum Ill. typical Spec. Lep. Het. Colln Br. Mus. 7 : 1-124, pl. 121-138. Text at- https://archive.org/details/illustrationsoft07brituoft/page/84/mode/1up?view=theater&q=rivuligera
Plate (fig 14,15) is a fairly good match as well- https://archive.org/details/illustrationsoft07brituoft/page/n158/mode/1up?view=theater
Mayerl & Lödl, 1999. Revision der Gattung Rhynchina Guenée, 1854 (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Hypeninae) Quadrifina 2 : 1-124. Page 20, figure (Abb.) 3. PDF is here- https://www.zobodat.at/pdf/Quad_2_0001-0124.pdf
The difference between sexes is noted in Butler, 1889 as "curves upwards in the male, but turns with a well-defined angle in the female", but difficult to judge this due to lack of photos.
For R. tenuipalpis: Plate from Hampson, 1891a Illustrations of typical specimens of Lepidoptera Heterocera in the collection of the British Museum. Part VIII.—The Lepidoptera Heterocera of the Nilgiri District. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/23339516#page/171/mode/1up
Specimen from Bhutan. https://v3.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=1143724
Publishing as Rhynchina spp
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