Moth Taxon Search
Rubrindiania cardinalis
Notes (optional)
Rubrindiania cardinalis (Hampson, 1900)
Miltochrista cardinalis Hampson, 1900; Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 2: 480, pl. 32, f. 8; TL: Sikkim; Assam, Khasis. Text at https://archive.org/details/catalogueoflepid2brituoft/page/480/mode/1up?view=theater. Plate at https://archive.org/details/catalogueoflepid13brit/page/n151/mode/2up?view=theater
Volynkin, A. V. & K. Cerný, 2017. Revision of the Barsine cardinalis-anomala 'species-complex' (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae) Zootaxa 4358 (3) : 441-461. Pg. 442, Fig. 1-4.
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1007035-Rubrindiania-cardinalis
JD : Agree with ID. There are several similarly looking species (FW bright red with central black stripe) as mentioned in the above paper, but this does match with the other characters. It is also quite remarkable to have a species from a very different lepidopteran family (Crambidae - Tyspanodes cardinalis) to look so similar.
Miltochrista cardinalis Hampson, 1900; Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 2: 480, pl. 32, f. 8; TL: Sikkim; Assam, Khasis. Text at https://archive.org/details/catalogueoflepid2brituoft/page/480/mode/1up?view=theater. Plate at https://archive.org/details/catalogueoflepid13brit/page/n151/mode/2up?view=theater
Volynkin, A. V. & K. Cerný, 2017. Revision of the Barsine cardinalis-anomala 'species-complex' (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae) Zootaxa 4358 (3) : 441-461. Pg. 442, Fig. 1-4.
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1007035-Rubrindiania-cardinalis
JD : Agree with ID. There are several similarly looking species (FW bright red with central black stripe) as mentioned in the above paper, but this does match with the other characters. It is also quite remarkable to have a species from a very different lepidopteran family (Crambidae - Tyspanodes cardinalis) to look so similar.
Observation Reference