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Observation_277927
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Apithecia viridata (Moore, 1868)
1) OD : Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 1867 pg 661 - https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/90421#page/71/mode/1up
2) Cidaria viridata, Moths of India, Vol 3 pg 365 #3678 - https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/120138#page/401/mode/1up
3) http://v3.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=103100
4) https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/784717-Apithecia-viridata
SS: Not completely convinced on ID. WRT to the image on MON and the images on iNaturalist; the following are the issues:
Colour is not bright green; ante medial band is broader in this individual. The pale green/olive area on FW along termen to dorsum is not mentioned in any description. I have individuals from Siang that match this individual perfectly, so this is not a variation.
MON, Part 1, Pl. 6/10; MON Part 3, pg. 13.
1) OD : Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 1867 pg 661 - https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/90421#page/71/mode/1up
2) Cidaria viridata, Moths of India, Vol 3 pg 365 #3678 - https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/120138#page/401/mode/1up
3) http://v3.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=103100
4) https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/784717-Apithecia-viridata
SS: Not completely convinced on ID. WRT to the image on MON and the images on iNaturalist; the following are the issues:
Colour is not bright green; ante medial band is broader in this individual. The pale green/olive area on FW along termen to dorsum is not mentioned in any description. I have individuals from Siang that match this individual perfectly, so this is not a variation.
MON, Part 1, Pl. 6/10; MON Part 3, pg. 13.
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