Moth Taxon Search
Problepsis delphiaria
Notes (optional)
Problepsis delphiaria delphiaria (Guenée, [1858]). Probably a male. Underside only for ID, not for publishing.
Argyria delphiaria Guenée, 1857, Hist. nat. Insectes, Spec. Gen. Lep. 10:14.
Problepsis auriculifera Warren, 1897, Novit. zool., 4: 59.
Problepsis argentisquama Warren, 1899, Ibid. 6: 337.
Xue, D. and L., Cui., & N. Jiang. 2018. A review of Problepsis Lederer, 1853 (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) from China, with description of two new species. Zootaxa 4392 (1): 101–127. Fig. 12-13 for P. delphiaria auriculifera.
FBI, Hampson, Vol. 3, pg. 462, # 3976. Lists vulgaria as a synonym of delphiaria.
Barlow, Moths of SE Asia, pg. 125, Pl.42/9. Mentions UN of FW bears greyish-black suffusion while HW silvery-white.
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/870882-Problepsis-delphiaria
RPS: Agree with ID. Good match with the plate and description
YS: Agree with ID, the underside FW with suffusion is convincing, and if other sources (Barlow mention the UNH is silvery white and not suffused with black, then probably Problepsis delphiara delphiara, not P. delphiara auriculifera
Argyria delphiaria Guenée, 1857, Hist. nat. Insectes, Spec. Gen. Lep. 10:14.
Problepsis auriculifera Warren, 1897, Novit. zool., 4: 59.
Problepsis argentisquama Warren, 1899, Ibid. 6: 337.
Xue, D. and L., Cui., & N. Jiang. 2018. A review of Problepsis Lederer, 1853 (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) from China, with description of two new species. Zootaxa 4392 (1): 101–127. Fig. 12-13 for P. delphiaria auriculifera.
FBI, Hampson, Vol. 3, pg. 462, # 3976. Lists vulgaria as a synonym of delphiaria.
Barlow, Moths of SE Asia, pg. 125, Pl.42/9. Mentions UN of FW bears greyish-black suffusion while HW silvery-white.
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/870882-Problepsis-delphiaria
RPS: Agree with ID. Good match with the plate and description
YS: Agree with ID, the underside FW with suffusion is convincing, and if other sources (Barlow mention the UNH is silvery white and not suffused with black, then probably Problepsis delphiara delphiara, not P. delphiara auriculifera
Observation Reference