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Idaea ptyonopoda
SS: Checking Idaea ptyonopoda (Hampson, 1895)
Dist: Bhutan; India: NE Himalaya.
Acidalia ptyonopoda Hampson, 1895. Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. Pg. 313. TL: Bhutan. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47589822#page/349/mode/1up
Acidalia ptyonopoda; Hampson, FBI, Vol. 4, pg. 3907.
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/201832-Idaea-ptyonopoda
https://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-10/sterrhini/sterrhini_1_3.php
Comment: the descriptions are so generic and there are so many other similar species. The mid tibia and hind tibia are not visible; the hairs on these seem to ne diagnostic. I would stay at spp level. Next time, get the tibia images. Though there are many records on iNat from S. India, I am not sure of any of the ID's. MOB mentions distribution as NE Himalaya.
SS: Checking Idaea ptyonopoda (Hampson, 1895)
Dist: Bhutan; India: NE Himalaya.
Acidalia ptyonopoda Hampson, 1895. Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. Pg. 313. TL: Bhutan. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47589822#page/349/mode/1up
Acidalia ptyonopoda; Hampson, FBI, Vol. 4, pg. 3907.
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/201832-Idaea-ptyonopoda
https://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-10/sterrhini/sterrhini_1_3.php
Comment: the descriptions are so generic and there are so many other similar species. The mid tibia and hind tibia are not visible; the hairs on these seem to ne diagnostic. I would stay at spp level. Next time, get the tibia images. Though there are many records on iNat from S. India, I am not sure of any of the ID's. MOB mentions distribution as NE Himalaya.
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