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Calesia dasypterus
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Calesia dasypterus Kollar, 1844
Calesia dasypterus, female, but the white spot is larger. It will be good to check out other females from NE India: Calesia flabellifera Moore, 1878, Calesia proxantha Hampson, 1895, Calesia rhodotela Hampson, 1926 and Calesia roseiceps Hampson, 1894
GI: May be C rhodotela Female
Based on exploration of the above mentioned alternatives, see the following information:
C flabellifera - antennae white
proxantha - smaller and minute white dot
roseiceps - description of male available in Hampson's FBI vol 2 but is of little signficance as it matches C dasypterus male. Nothing to differentiate.
rhodotela -Male( female's description not available) thorax has a reddish tinge; wings uniform pale glossy grey-brown with a slight reddish tinge.( Hampson 1926)-
The reddish tinge described for the male appears to be present in this female.Hence suggesting it could be C rhodotela. May not be a robust id.
The only source that can throw more light seems to be POOLE Ed: Lepidopterorum catalogus (New Series) 118: Noctuidae Lepid. cat. (n.s.) 118
SS: Calesia rhodotela male and female are shown in MOT Vol. 3, pl. 8/11-12. So it is definitely not this species. Lets stay with Calesia dasypterus, female, as provisional ID.
Calesia dasypterus, female, but the white spot is larger. It will be good to check out other females from NE India: Calesia flabellifera Moore, 1878, Calesia proxantha Hampson, 1895, Calesia rhodotela Hampson, 1926 and Calesia roseiceps Hampson, 1894
GI: May be C rhodotela Female
Based on exploration of the above mentioned alternatives, see the following information:
C flabellifera - antennae white
proxantha - smaller and minute white dot
roseiceps - description of male available in Hampson's FBI vol 2 but is of little signficance as it matches C dasypterus male. Nothing to differentiate.
rhodotela -Male( female's description not available) thorax has a reddish tinge; wings uniform pale glossy grey-brown with a slight reddish tinge.( Hampson 1926)-
The reddish tinge described for the male appears to be present in this female.Hence suggesting it could be C rhodotela. May not be a robust id.
The only source that can throw more light seems to be POOLE Ed: Lepidopterorum catalogus (New Series) 118: Noctuidae Lepid. cat. (n.s.) 118
SS: Calesia rhodotela male and female are shown in MOT Vol. 3, pl. 8/11-12. So it is definitely not this species. Lets stay with Calesia dasypterus, female, as provisional ID.
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