Observation_282725

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Observation_282725
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SS: Teliphasa hamata Li, 2016, possibly. Difficult to separate from Teliphasa albifusa (Hampson, 1896). But the OD description matches perfectly. I wonder if head, thorax and abdominal markings are a key to separate this from albifusa.
Liu, L., Wang, Y. and Li, H., 2016. Taxonomic review of the genus Teliphasa Moore, 1888 from China, with descriptions of four new species (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae, Epipaschiinae). ZooKeys, (554), p.119-137. Fig. 8.
Ranjan, R., Singh, N. and Kirti, J.S., 2022. On the taxonomy of genus Teliphasa Moore, 1888 (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae: Epipaschiinae) with the description of two new species and two new species records from India. Zootaxa, 5141(1), pp.60-70. Fig. 3 and 4.
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