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Aucha latipennis
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Aucha nectens (Walker, 1858) form latipennis
1) OD : Triphaena nectens, List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum, 15 pg 1704 - https://archive.org/details/listofspecimenso1315brit/page/1704/mode/1up?view=theater
2) Briarda latipennis, List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum, 33 pg 894 - https://archive.org/details/listofspecimenso3334brit/page/894/mode/1up?view=theater
3) Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum Vol 7 pg 664 #3559 – https://archive.org/details/catalogueoflepid71908brit/page/664/mode/1up?view=theater
& Pl 123 fig 9 - https://archive.org/details/catalogueoflepid410brit/page/n323/mode/2up?view=theater
4) Fauna of British India, Moths of India, Vol 2 pg 194 #1664 - https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/180400#page/220/mode/1up
5) The Macrolepidoptera of the World, Seitz, Vol 11 pg 171, & Pl 19i & 19h (latipennis)
6) Aucha latipennis, Moths of Thailand, Vol 3 pt 2 Pl 45 fig 3
Kononenko mentions latipennnis as a separate species, & the distribution does not mention India
Other Aucha spp. From India –
Aucha minor Hampson, 1908
Aucha velans Walker, [1858]
GI: The descriptions given in OD-Triphaena nectens does not completely match; as also there are slightly differing descriptions given in references 2 and 3. But Hampson's description comes close to this and the image of Aucha latipennis given in Moths of Thailand Vol3 pt2 matches with the image here.
Based on the last two references, I agree that this could be tentatively considered as Aucha nectens (Walker, 1858) .
However the question as to whether this is A nectens form latipennis or Acta latipennis or Acta nectens is not satisfactorily answered.
SS: Aucha Walker, [1858] species known from the Indian subcontinent.
Aucha minor Hampson, 1908. India: Karnataka (TL: Karwar).
Aucha velans Walker, [1858]. Sri Lanka; Myanmar.
Aucha nectens (Walker, 1858). India: Bombay.
Aucha latipennis (Walker, 1858) are listed as valid species on iNaturalist and Moths of Thailand Vol3 pt2, but with no mention of India in the distribution.
I also feel that this matches Aucha latipennis, rather than Aucha nectens. We should publish as Aucha latipennis, prov. ID. Or as Aucha spp.
1) OD : Triphaena nectens, List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum, 15 pg 1704 - https://archive.org/details/listofspecimenso1315brit/page/1704/mode/1up?view=theater
2) Briarda latipennis, List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum, 33 pg 894 - https://archive.org/details/listofspecimenso3334brit/page/894/mode/1up?view=theater
3) Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum Vol 7 pg 664 #3559 – https://archive.org/details/catalogueoflepid71908brit/page/664/mode/1up?view=theater
& Pl 123 fig 9 - https://archive.org/details/catalogueoflepid410brit/page/n323/mode/2up?view=theater
4) Fauna of British India, Moths of India, Vol 2 pg 194 #1664 - https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/180400#page/220/mode/1up
5) The Macrolepidoptera of the World, Seitz, Vol 11 pg 171, & Pl 19i & 19h (latipennis)
6) Aucha latipennis, Moths of Thailand, Vol 3 pt 2 Pl 45 fig 3
Kononenko mentions latipennnis as a separate species, & the distribution does not mention India
Other Aucha spp. From India –
Aucha minor Hampson, 1908
Aucha velans Walker, [1858]
GI: The descriptions given in OD-Triphaena nectens does not completely match; as also there are slightly differing descriptions given in references 2 and 3. But Hampson's description comes close to this and the image of Aucha latipennis given in Moths of Thailand Vol3 pt2 matches with the image here.
Based on the last two references, I agree that this could be tentatively considered as Aucha nectens (Walker, 1858) .
However the question as to whether this is A nectens form latipennis or Acta latipennis or Acta nectens is not satisfactorily answered.
SS: Aucha Walker, [1858] species known from the Indian subcontinent.
Aucha minor Hampson, 1908. India: Karnataka (TL: Karwar).
Aucha velans Walker, [1858]. Sri Lanka; Myanmar.
Aucha nectens (Walker, 1858). India: Bombay.
Aucha latipennis (Walker, 1858) are listed as valid species on iNaturalist and Moths of Thailand Vol3 pt2, but with no mention of India in the distribution.
I also feel that this matches Aucha latipennis, rather than Aucha nectens. We should publish as Aucha latipennis, prov. ID. Or as Aucha spp.
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