Euproctis leithiana

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Euproctis leithiana
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SS: This is a difficult species group to identify from images alone. See notes in Reference section of Euproctis leithiana. From a quick review, this seems closer to Euproctis brevivitta from Bengal. Seitz vol 10. pg. 340, pl. 44i,. Artaxa brevivitta Moore, 1879; Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1879: 400, pl. 32, f. 10; TL: Bengal. Text at https://archive.org/details/proceedingsofgen792zool/page/400/mode/1up?view=theater. Plate at https://archive.org/details/proceedingsofgen792zool/page/n125/mode/1up?view=theater. Nygmia semisignata ; Swinhoe, 1923, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (9) 11 (61): 66. text at https://archive.org/details/annalsmagazine9111923lond/page/66/mode/1up?view=theater
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