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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.
GI: There seems to be some mismatch even in the descriptions given in OD and MOI vol 3. Those seen in Bengal may be different from those seen in Siang. Hence there might be minor variations in the patches and colours. The MON Part 1 pl6/10 doesn't help much.
By and large the description given in OD fits. So I am ok with the id.
Agree with id -Apithecia viridata (Moore, 1868)
SS: Ok, I will go ahead and publish as provisionally identified.
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.
GI: There seems to be some mismatch even in the descriptions given in OD and MOI vol 3. Those seen in Bengal may be different from those seen in Siang. Hence there might be minor variations in the patches and colours. The MON Part 1 pl6/10 doesn't help much.
By and large the description given in OD fits. So I am ok with the id.
Agree with id -Apithecia viridata (Moore, 1868)
SS: Ok, I will go ahead and publish as provisionally identified.
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