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Alcis periphracta
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Alcis periphracta (Prout, 1926)
This species needs to be added to the Alcis species list on MOI.
1) OD : Cleora periphracta, Sarawak Mus. J. 3: 202 - https://archive.org/details/sarawakmuseumjou03sara/page/n235/mode/1up?view=theater
2) Notes on Alcis variegata (Moore), A. colorifera (Prout), and their allies from the Sunda Islands, with descriptions of two new species, Trans. lepid. Soc. Japan 59 (2):171-185, March 2008, Sato - https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/lepid/59/2/59_KJ00005153170/_pdf/-char/en pg 183 and fig 50-53
3) https://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-11/Boarmiini/boarmiini_36_1.php
4) Assemblages of Lepidoptera in Indian Himalaya through Long Term Monitoring Plots: 1-457., Chandra et al , Pl 84:16 – 1st record for India
5) https://v3.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=92164
6) https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/743189-Alcis-periphracta
Similar spp. -
Alcis praevariegata (Prout, 1926) - Borneo
Alcis colorifera (Prout, 1916) – SE Asia
SS: Agree with ID. Uploading additional images from Buxa.
Alcis praevariegata (Prout, 1926)
Diagnosis (MOB). This (Alcis periphracta) and the next species (Alcis praevariegata) have similar facies, with the medial area clearer of brown variegation than the rest of the wings, but praevariegata has this area a distinct, pale yellow, and the pale zone is more extensive on the hindwing.
https://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-11/Boarmiini/boarmiini_36_2.php for Alcis praevariegata
Sato, R., 2008. Notes on Alcis variegata (Moore), A. colorifera (Prout)(Geometridae, Ennominae), and their allies from the Sunda Islands, with descriptions of two new species. Lepidoptera Science, 59(2), pp.171-185. Fig. 26-29.
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/698960-Alcis-praevariegata
Alcis colorifera (Prout, 1916) – SE Asia
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/516729-Alcis-colorifera
GI: Agree Alcis periphracta (Prout, 1926)
This species needs to be added to the Alcis species list on MOI.
1) OD : Cleora periphracta, Sarawak Mus. J. 3: 202 - https://archive.org/details/sarawakmuseumjou03sara/page/n235/mode/1up?view=theater
2) Notes on Alcis variegata (Moore), A. colorifera (Prout), and their allies from the Sunda Islands, with descriptions of two new species, Trans. lepid. Soc. Japan 59 (2):171-185, March 2008, Sato - https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/lepid/59/2/59_KJ00005153170/_pdf/-char/en pg 183 and fig 50-53
3) https://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-11/Boarmiini/boarmiini_36_1.php
4) Assemblages of Lepidoptera in Indian Himalaya through Long Term Monitoring Plots: 1-457., Chandra et al , Pl 84:16 – 1st record for India
5) https://v3.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=92164
6) https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/743189-Alcis-periphracta
Similar spp. -
Alcis praevariegata (Prout, 1926) - Borneo
Alcis colorifera (Prout, 1916) – SE Asia
SS: Agree with ID. Uploading additional images from Buxa.
Alcis praevariegata (Prout, 1926)
Diagnosis (MOB). This (Alcis periphracta) and the next species (Alcis praevariegata) have similar facies, with the medial area clearer of brown variegation than the rest of the wings, but praevariegata has this area a distinct, pale yellow, and the pale zone is more extensive on the hindwing.
https://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-11/Boarmiini/boarmiini_36_2.php for Alcis praevariegata
Sato, R., 2008. Notes on Alcis variegata (Moore), A. colorifera (Prout)(Geometridae, Ennominae), and their allies from the Sunda Islands, with descriptions of two new species. Lepidoptera Science, 59(2), pp.171-185. Fig. 26-29.
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/698960-Alcis-praevariegata
Alcis colorifera (Prout, 1916) – SE Asia
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/516729-Alcis-colorifera
GI: Agree Alcis periphracta (Prout, 1926)
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