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Observation_283223
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Oroplema spp.
Not sure if this is simplex or oyamana.
Oroplema simplex (Warren, 1899)
1) OD : Epiplema simplex, Novitates zoologicae, Vol 6 pg 322 #26 - https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3258924#page/354/mode/1up - described from S. India (Nilgiris)
2) A Taxonomic Revision of the Korean Epipleminae, with Phylogenetic Comments on the Involved Genera, Sohn & Yen – Fig 2 (T), & remarks in description of O. oyamana – “This species (oyomana) was misidentified as either Oroplema simplex (Warren, 1899) (as Epiplema simplex) or Dysaethria indignaria (Walker, 1866) (as Epiplema indignaria) in the Japanese and Taiwanese literature for a long time. However, the true Oroplema simplex is exclusively distributed in S. India and Sri Lanka”
As per this above article, “Oroplema simplex can be distinguished from oyamana by having a narrower dark patch at the forewing hind margin and a straighter antemedial line of the hindwing.” However, the individual in this observation does not have a very narrow dark patch at FW dorsum & appears to more closely resemble the images of oyamana. However, going by the earlier statement on distribution, this could be simplex as it was observed in S. India (Coorg).
Oroplema oyamana (Matsumura, 1931), E & SE Asia, NE Himalaya, N. India
https://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-8/epipleminae/epipleminae_8_1.php
https://www.tbn.org.tw/taxa/1c90c743-6d41-4ed3-bc16-dab85f07bb31?ft=datatype%3Ao
Also described by Seitz in The Macrolepidoptera of the World, Vol 10 pg 588 as Epiplema simplex with distribution as N. India (hence should be oyamana)
Refer Observation_283211 of Geeta & remarks
Not sure if this is simplex or oyamana.
Oroplema simplex (Warren, 1899)
1) OD : Epiplema simplex, Novitates zoologicae, Vol 6 pg 322 #26 - https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3258924#page/354/mode/1up - described from S. India (Nilgiris)
2) A Taxonomic Revision of the Korean Epipleminae, with Phylogenetic Comments on the Involved Genera, Sohn & Yen – Fig 2 (T), & remarks in description of O. oyamana – “This species (oyomana) was misidentified as either Oroplema simplex (Warren, 1899) (as Epiplema simplex) or Dysaethria indignaria (Walker, 1866) (as Epiplema indignaria) in the Japanese and Taiwanese literature for a long time. However, the true Oroplema simplex is exclusively distributed in S. India and Sri Lanka”
As per this above article, “Oroplema simplex can be distinguished from oyamana by having a narrower dark patch at the forewing hind margin and a straighter antemedial line of the hindwing.” However, the individual in this observation does not have a very narrow dark patch at FW dorsum & appears to more closely resemble the images of oyamana. However, going by the earlier statement on distribution, this could be simplex as it was observed in S. India (Coorg).
Oroplema oyamana (Matsumura, 1931), E & SE Asia, NE Himalaya, N. India
https://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-8/epipleminae/epipleminae_8_1.php
https://www.tbn.org.tw/taxa/1c90c743-6d41-4ed3-bc16-dab85f07bb31?ft=datatype%3Ao
Also described by Seitz in The Macrolepidoptera of the World, Vol 10 pg 588 as Epiplema simplex with distribution as N. India (hence should be oyamana)
Refer Observation_283211 of Geeta & remarks
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