Moth Taxon Search
Monopis spp.
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SS: Monopis trimaculella (Snellen, 1885)
Lepindex mentions Ceylon, then scratches it to change to Sulawesi.
Monopis tripetala Meyrick, 1905. Sri Lanka is listed as a synonym of Monopis trimaculella (Snellen, 1885).
Monopis tripetala Meyrick, 1905. The Journal of Bombay Natural History Society, 16: 618. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/28579#page/716/mode/1up
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1239145-Monopis-trimaculella
JR: The observation definitely belongs to the genus Monopis. But in Snellen's original illustrations in plate 2, 5-7, the moth shows some creamy markings along the apex. Furthermore, the illustration shows a dark bar along the costal margin bordering the creamy blotch near the costal margin. Maybe its due to population level variations!
SS:
Blabophanes trimaculella Snellen, 1885. Tijds. Ent. 28:21. Pl. 2/5. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10843639#page/139/mode/1up. Plate at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10843639#page/387/mode/1up
Looking at the illustration in the OD, and given the TL of trimaculella is Sulawesi, will stay with a genus level ID.
Lepindex mentions Ceylon, then scratches it to change to Sulawesi.
Monopis tripetala Meyrick, 1905. Sri Lanka is listed as a synonym of Monopis trimaculella (Snellen, 1885).
Monopis tripetala Meyrick, 1905. The Journal of Bombay Natural History Society, 16: 618. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/28579#page/716/mode/1up
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1239145-Monopis-trimaculella
JR: The observation definitely belongs to the genus Monopis. But in Snellen's original illustrations in plate 2, 5-7, the moth shows some creamy markings along the apex. Furthermore, the illustration shows a dark bar along the costal margin bordering the creamy blotch near the costal margin. Maybe its due to population level variations!
SS:
Blabophanes trimaculella Snellen, 1885. Tijds. Ent. 28:21. Pl. 2/5. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10843639#page/139/mode/1up. Plate at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10843639#page/387/mode/1up
Looking at the illustration in the OD, and given the TL of trimaculella is Sulawesi, will stay with a genus level ID.
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