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Neocalyptis affinisana?
JD : Please combine both the observations into a single one, as these are the same individuals.
Most likely this is Neocalyptis affinisana, as it is widespread & this looks like a good match. However need to check other Neocalyptis spp..
http://v3.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=16641
http://www.jpmoth.org/Tortricidae/Tortricinae/Neocalyptis_affinisana.html
Diakonoff in his paper states that "Widely distributed over South Asia, but it is uncertain whether all records pertain to the same species." https://repository.naturalis.nl/pub/317851/ZV1982193001.pdf
GI: Neocalyptis affinisana (Walker)
OD: Tortrix affinisana Walker, 1863. Cat. Lep. Het. B. M. xxviii. No.48, p. 328. TL: Sri Lanka. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51897789#page/344/mode/1up
The description given in Lep of Ceylon Moore, Vol 3 page 493 as Tortrix affinisana Walker, 1863, appears to be a match, except HW is not seen in this uploaded image. But I think Neocalyptis affinisana (Walker) may be acceptable.
SS: Neocalyptis affinisana (Walker, 1863).
Neocalyptis Diakonoff, 1941 species known from India.
Neocalyptis affinisana (Walker, 1863). India: Uttarakhand, Andaman Islands; Sri Lanka; Nepal.
Neocalyptis chlansignum Razowski, 2006. India: Ladakh (TL).
Neocalyptis conicus rose & Pooni, 2004. India: Uttarakhand (TL: Dehradun).
Neocalyptis ladakhana razowski, 2006. India: Ladakh (TL).
Neocalyptis liratana (Christoph, 1881). India: Himachal Pradesh, Meghalaya; Nepal.
Neocalyptis nuristana (razowski, 1967). India: Kashmir.
Additional references
Robinson et al, Smaller Moths of SE Asia, Pl. 14/6.
Roger Kendrick Phd Pl. 5/21.
Lepidoptera of Ceylon, Vol. 3, pg. 493. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9340622#page/515/mode/1up
Given the distribution of other members of this genus, and TL of Sri Lanka, I am ok with Neocalyptis affinisana (Walker, 1863).
JD : Please combine both the observations into a single one, as these are the same individuals.
Most likely this is Neocalyptis affinisana, as it is widespread & this looks like a good match. However need to check other Neocalyptis spp..
http://v3.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=16641
http://www.jpmoth.org/Tortricidae/Tortricinae/Neocalyptis_affinisana.html
Diakonoff in his paper states that "Widely distributed over South Asia, but it is uncertain whether all records pertain to the same species." https://repository.naturalis.nl/pub/317851/ZV1982193001.pdf
GI: Neocalyptis affinisana (Walker)
OD: Tortrix affinisana Walker, 1863. Cat. Lep. Het. B. M. xxviii. No.48, p. 328. TL: Sri Lanka. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51897789#page/344/mode/1up
The description given in Lep of Ceylon Moore, Vol 3 page 493 as Tortrix affinisana Walker, 1863, appears to be a match, except HW is not seen in this uploaded image. But I think Neocalyptis affinisana (Walker) may be acceptable.
SS: Neocalyptis affinisana (Walker, 1863).
Neocalyptis Diakonoff, 1941 species known from India.
Neocalyptis affinisana (Walker, 1863). India: Uttarakhand, Andaman Islands; Sri Lanka; Nepal.
Neocalyptis chlansignum Razowski, 2006. India: Ladakh (TL).
Neocalyptis conicus rose & Pooni, 2004. India: Uttarakhand (TL: Dehradun).
Neocalyptis ladakhana razowski, 2006. India: Ladakh (TL).
Neocalyptis liratana (Christoph, 1881). India: Himachal Pradesh, Meghalaya; Nepal.
Neocalyptis nuristana (razowski, 1967). India: Kashmir.
Additional references
Robinson et al, Smaller Moths of SE Asia, Pl. 14/6.
Roger Kendrick Phd Pl. 5/21.
Lepidoptera of Ceylon, Vol. 3, pg. 493. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9340622#page/515/mode/1up
Given the distribution of other members of this genus, and TL of Sri Lanka, I am ok with Neocalyptis affinisana (Walker, 1863).
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