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Microselene mopsa
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SS: Pangraptinae, I think. No idea about genus.
Microselene mopsa (Swinhoe, 1890)
Microselene mopsa (Swinhoe, 1890) is fawn coloured, rather than reddish-brown
Zethes mopsa Swinhoe, 1890; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1890 (2): 251; TL: Burma, Rangoon. Text at https://archive.org/details/transactionsofen1890roya/page/251/mode/1up?view=theater
http://dearlep.tw/species.html?namecode=431543&photo_id=3e40b04f633543954839460e7b0301df
https://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-15-16/throana/throana_3_2.php
Diagnosis. The facies is similar to that of Margana species (see above), but the forewings are narrower, and the margins of all wings are more serrated. The forewing has the pale orbicular expressed on the upperside as an irregular lunule, and there is usually a dark brown crescent on the underside at the anterior concavity of the distal margin. The hindwing is distinguished by a straight, dark brown postmedial.
MOB, Vol. 15&16. Pl. 22/ 38.
Egnasia mopsa; MOT, Vol. 3, Pg. Pl. 16/34.
Similar species
Microselene mesostipa Hampson, 1926
Microselene mesostipa Hampson, 1926; Descr. Gen. and Spec. Lepid. Br. Mus.: 582; TL: Sikkim. Text at https://archive.org/details/descriptionsofne1926brit/page/582/mode/1up?view=theater
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/883562-Microselene
https://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-15-16/throana/throana_3_1.php
Diagnosis. See the generic account. The species is darker than M. mopsa and has generally less excavate forewing margins and a prominent, lunulate, white orbicular stigma.
https://v3.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=607400
MOB, Vol. 15&16. Pl. 22/ 39.
MOT, Vol. 3, Part 2, Pl. 4/17-18.
Uploading what I believe is Microselene mesostipa.
JD : agree with ID
Microselene mopsa (Swinhoe, 1890)
Microselene mopsa (Swinhoe, 1890) is fawn coloured, rather than reddish-brown
Zethes mopsa Swinhoe, 1890; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1890 (2): 251; TL: Burma, Rangoon. Text at https://archive.org/details/transactionsofen1890roya/page/251/mode/1up?view=theater
http://dearlep.tw/species.html?namecode=431543&photo_id=3e40b04f633543954839460e7b0301df
https://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-15-16/throana/throana_3_2.php
Diagnosis. The facies is similar to that of Margana species (see above), but the forewings are narrower, and the margins of all wings are more serrated. The forewing has the pale orbicular expressed on the upperside as an irregular lunule, and there is usually a dark brown crescent on the underside at the anterior concavity of the distal margin. The hindwing is distinguished by a straight, dark brown postmedial.
MOB, Vol. 15&16. Pl. 22/ 38.
Egnasia mopsa; MOT, Vol. 3, Pg. Pl. 16/34.
Similar species
Microselene mesostipa Hampson, 1926
Microselene mesostipa Hampson, 1926; Descr. Gen. and Spec. Lepid. Br. Mus.: 582; TL: Sikkim. Text at https://archive.org/details/descriptionsofne1926brit/page/582/mode/1up?view=theater
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/883562-Microselene
https://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-15-16/throana/throana_3_1.php
Diagnosis. See the generic account. The species is darker than M. mopsa and has generally less excavate forewing margins and a prominent, lunulate, white orbicular stigma.
https://v3.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=607400
MOB, Vol. 15&16. Pl. 22/ 39.
MOT, Vol. 3, Part 2, Pl. 4/17-18.
Uploading what I believe is Microselene mesostipa.
JD : agree with ID
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