Mecistoptera violescens

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MOI-pqt649
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SS: Mecistoptera violescens (Hampson, 1906)
Perciana violescens Hampson, 1906; J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 17 (2): 472; TL: Travancore; Pirmad; Bali.
https://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-17/hypeninae/hypeninae_1_1.php
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/877258-Mecistoptera-violescens
Mecistoptera Hampson, 1893 species known from India.
Mecistoptera albisigna Hampson, 1912. India: Andhra Pradesh.
Mecistoptera emmiae (Kobes, 2000). NE Himalaya.
Mecistoptera pallidicosta (Hampson, 1898). India: Meghalaya (Khasi Hills).
Mecistoptera velifera (Swinhoe, 1885). India: Maharashtra (Pune).
Mecistoptera violescens (Hampson, 1906). India: Kerala (Travancore).

GI: None of the iNaturalist upload are Research Grade nor do they show the features of this species. However the description given in BNHS jounral and MoB matches.
Hence agree with id Mecistoptera violescens (Hampson, 1906)
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Ravi Kolar
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Organism
Butterfly
Moth Taxon search:
Month
May
Year
2025
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6