Moth Taxon Search
Problepsis spp.
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Problepsis conjunctiva Warren, 1893
Problepsis conjunctiva Warren, 1893, Proc. zool. Soc. Lond., 1893 (2): 358. TL: Sikkim (NHM). Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/111041#page/448/mode/1up
Hampson, FBI, Vol. 3, pg. 463. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46967834#page/493/mode/1up
Xue, D. and L., Cui., & N. Jiang. 2018. A review of Problepsis Lederer, 1853 (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) from China, with description of two new species. Zootaxa 4392 (1): 101–127. Fig. 15-17
Roger Kendrick, Pl. 20/9.
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/348917-Problepsis-conjunctiva
The only discrepancy is that the FW ocellus is not round. However, there are examples of individuals on iNat that are not round, and Sue & Cue mention that this is variable in conjunctiva.
GI: I think we can publish it as Problepsis conjuctiva
Problepsis conjunctiva Warren, 1893, Proc. zool. Soc. Lond., 1893 (2): 358. TL: Sikkim (NHM). Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/111041#page/448/mode/1up
Hampson, FBI, Vol. 3, pg. 463. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46967834#page/493/mode/1up
Xue, D. and L., Cui., & N. Jiang. 2018. A review of Problepsis Lederer, 1853 (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) from China, with description of two new species. Zootaxa 4392 (1): 101–127. Fig. 15-17
Roger Kendrick, Pl. 20/9.
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/348917-Problepsis-conjunctiva
The only discrepancy is that the FW ocellus is not round. However, there are examples of individuals on iNat that are not round, and Sue & Cue mention that this is variable in conjunctiva.
GI: I think we can publish it as Problepsis conjuctiva
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