Ozarba spp.

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MOI-ppq540
MOI-ppq541
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Proposed ID: Ozarba itwarra Swinhoe, 1885
Ozarba itwarra Swinhoe, 1885; Proc. Zool. Soc. London. Pg. 452, pl. 27, f. 14;. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28697443#page/540/mode/1up. Plate at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28697443#page/532/mode/1up
FBI, Hampson, Vol. 2, pg. 330, # 2084. As Metachrostis itwarra mentions that itwarra differs from punctigera in the postmedial line of the fore wing not being angled, but having three undulations ; the sub-marginal line excurved at middle.
2) Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalanae in the British Museum, Vol 10,pg 447 #5679. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/61179#page/472/mode/1up
https://oumnh.ox.ac.uk/collections-online#/item/oum-catalogue-407299 for itwarra but the image is not clear enough to see any details.

Ozarba incondita and Ozarba itwarra are similar. Vide Ozarba incondita OD, Ozarba incondita is smaller, more rosy with less strongly defined and less irregular central belt on the forewing. Hampson mentions that itwarra differs from punctigera in the postmedial line of the fore wing not being angled, but having three undulations ; the sub-marginal line excurved at middle.
JD : Doubt this is itwarra. This specimen FW has two clearly separated halves of ochreous (basal) & reddish-brown (distal) colour - this is not mentioned in any descriptions of itwarra. Also check the plates on Seitz -Vol 11 Pl 25d. There are other Ozarba spp. that appear to have such separation & may need to be checked.
SS: Leaving this at genus level for now.
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MOI-ppq540
MOI-ppq541
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Butterfly
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July
Year
2023
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