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Tethea albicosta
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Tethea albicosta (Moore, 1867)
Thyatira albicosta Moore, 1867; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1867: 45; TL: “Bengal”. Text at https://archive.org/details/proceedingsofzoo1867zool/page/45/mode/1up?view=theater
MON Pl. 82/27.
http://v3.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=1143780 for albicosta
Separating Tethea oberthueri and Tethea albicosta
http://v3.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=749099 for oberthueri
http://v3.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=1143780 for albicosta
Comparing Bold and MON, images, albicosta is paler, with a tinge of pink; the discocellular rings are equal size in oberthueri and differently sized in albicosta, with the lower ring being smaller. Also, in oberthueri, the rings are conjoined, while in albicosta they are separated.
GI: albicosta is not paler always and , not always with a tinge of pink; it can be pale green too. See my observation from Jengging uploaded mistakenly as T oberthueri. Also the discocellular rings are not of equal size in oberthueri- see Namgyal's image on MOI. consimilis also has pale green but it has a blotch of yellow and so easy to differentiate
Agree with ID Tethea albicosta
Thyatira albicosta Moore, 1867; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1867: 45; TL: “Bengal”. Text at https://archive.org/details/proceedingsofzoo1867zool/page/45/mode/1up?view=theater
MON Pl. 82/27.
http://v3.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=1143780 for albicosta
Separating Tethea oberthueri and Tethea albicosta
http://v3.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=749099 for oberthueri
http://v3.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=1143780 for albicosta
Comparing Bold and MON, images, albicosta is paler, with a tinge of pink; the discocellular rings are equal size in oberthueri and differently sized in albicosta, with the lower ring being smaller. Also, in oberthueri, the rings are conjoined, while in albicosta they are separated.
GI: albicosta is not paler always and , not always with a tinge of pink; it can be pale green too. See my observation from Jengging uploaded mistakenly as T oberthueri. Also the discocellular rings are not of equal size in oberthueri- see Namgyal's image on MOI. consimilis also has pale green but it has a blotch of yellow and so easy to differentiate
Agree with ID Tethea albicosta
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