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Eupterote citrina
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Eupterote citrina (Walker, 1855)
Dreata citrina Walker, 1855; List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 4: 905. Type locality: Central India. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/120193#page/145/mode/1up
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/946468-Eupterote-citrina
Rayhan, M.J., Jahan, S. and Irungbam, J.S., 2023. First description of the hitherto unknown male and female genitalia of Eupterote citrina (Walker, 1855)(Lepidoptera: Eupterotidae) with taxonomic note on its related taxa. Zootaxa, 5325(2), pp.298-300.
From Rayhan et al, 2023: On the other hand, Eupterote citrina is very similar to another obscure Northeast Indian species, Eupterote calandra Swinhoe, 1894 in external morphology which was described from Cherrapunji and Shillong, Meghalaya. This species also have uniform lemon yellow wings devoid of any markings but males have antennae weak with short pectinations (Swinhoe 1894).
Eupterote calandra Swinhoe, 1894. Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. Pg. 157. TL: Cherrapunji/Shillong. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/50996#page/199/mode/1up
Specimen image not for upload; only for ID.
JR: Agree with E. citrina
Dreata citrina Walker, 1855; List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 4: 905. Type locality: Central India. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/120193#page/145/mode/1up
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/946468-Eupterote-citrina
Rayhan, M.J., Jahan, S. and Irungbam, J.S., 2023. First description of the hitherto unknown male and female genitalia of Eupterote citrina (Walker, 1855)(Lepidoptera: Eupterotidae) with taxonomic note on its related taxa. Zootaxa, 5325(2), pp.298-300.
From Rayhan et al, 2023: On the other hand, Eupterote citrina is very similar to another obscure Northeast Indian species, Eupterote calandra Swinhoe, 1894 in external morphology which was described from Cherrapunji and Shillong, Meghalaya. This species also have uniform lemon yellow wings devoid of any markings but males have antennae weak with short pectinations (Swinhoe 1894).
Eupterote calandra Swinhoe, 1894. Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. Pg. 157. TL: Cherrapunji/Shillong. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/50996#page/199/mode/1up
Specimen image not for upload; only for ID.
JR: Agree with E. citrina
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