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Adoxophyes spp.
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Adoxophyes privatana (Walker, 1863)
Dichelia privatana Walker, 1863. List of the specimens of lepidopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum, 28:320. TL: “Hindostan”. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/120180#page/344/mode/1up
Robinson et al 1994, Pl. 14/2-3. Male & Female.
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/204059-Adoxophyes-privatana
Descriptions of the other species below.
Adoxophyes Meyrick, 1881 species known from India
Adoxophyes privatana (Walker,1863). India.
Adoxophyes moderatana (Walker, 1863). India: Andaman Is.
Adoxophyes parastropha Meyrick, 1912. India: Khasi Hills, Meghalaya; Nepal; Myanmar.
Adoxophyes psammocyma (Meyrick, 1908). India: Tamil Nadu.
Adoxophyes revoluta (Meyrick, 1908). India: Khasi Hills, Meghalaya.
Adoxophyes revoluta (Meyrick, 1908)
Epagoge revoluta Meyrick, 1908. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society, 18:618. TL: Khasi Hills. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2223119#page/698/mode/1up
Adoxophyes parastropha Meyrick, 1912. Exot. Micr. 1:3. TL: Khasi Hills. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10439880#page/17/mode/1up
https://v3.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=390802 for parastropha.
Adoxophyes moderatana (Walker, 1863)
Tortrix moderatana Walker, 1863; List Specimens lepid. Insects Colln. Br. Mus. 28: 328. TL: Sarawak. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/212523#page/345/mode/1up
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/786490-Adoxophyes-moderatana
Robinson et al pg. 272, pl 14/4. Reasonable match.
Discrepancy: the brown streak from base of FW is absent, and the brown streak at dorsum curves and extends to meet the sub-marginal brown band.
JR: It looks good for A. privatana to me
Dichelia privatana Walker, 1863. List of the specimens of lepidopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum, 28:320. TL: “Hindostan”. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/120180#page/344/mode/1up
Robinson et al 1994, Pl. 14/2-3. Male & Female.
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/204059-Adoxophyes-privatana
Descriptions of the other species below.
Adoxophyes Meyrick, 1881 species known from India
Adoxophyes privatana (Walker,1863). India.
Adoxophyes moderatana (Walker, 1863). India: Andaman Is.
Adoxophyes parastropha Meyrick, 1912. India: Khasi Hills, Meghalaya; Nepal; Myanmar.
Adoxophyes psammocyma (Meyrick, 1908). India: Tamil Nadu.
Adoxophyes revoluta (Meyrick, 1908). India: Khasi Hills, Meghalaya.
Adoxophyes revoluta (Meyrick, 1908)
Epagoge revoluta Meyrick, 1908. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society, 18:618. TL: Khasi Hills. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2223119#page/698/mode/1up
Adoxophyes parastropha Meyrick, 1912. Exot. Micr. 1:3. TL: Khasi Hills. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10439880#page/17/mode/1up
https://v3.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=390802 for parastropha.
Adoxophyes moderatana (Walker, 1863)
Tortrix moderatana Walker, 1863; List Specimens lepid. Insects Colln. Br. Mus. 28: 328. TL: Sarawak. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/212523#page/345/mode/1up
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/786490-Adoxophyes-moderatana
Robinson et al pg. 272, pl 14/4. Reasonable match.
Discrepancy: the brown streak from base of FW is absent, and the brown streak at dorsum curves and extends to meet the sub-marginal brown band.
JR: It looks good for A. privatana to me
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