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Pyralis princeps Butler, 1889
Pyralis princeps Butler, 1889, lllust. typical Specimens Lepid. Heterocera Colin Br. Mus. 7: 91, pl. 134, fig. 12. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46936508#page/101/mode/1up. Plate at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46936568#page/161/mode/1up
Pyralis regalis princeps Butler, 1889. MON Part 5, pg. 110, Pl. 143/3 as a subspecies of regalis.
Wikstrom, B., Huemer, P., Mutanen, M., Tyllinen, J. and Kaila, L., 2020. Pyralis cardinalis, a charismatic new species related to P. regalis [Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775, first recognized in Finland (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae). Nota lepidopterologica.
Singh et al 2022, A catalogue of Indian Pyraloidea (Lepidoptera) lists Pyralis regalis Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 and Pyralis princeps butler, 1889 as valid taxon, both found in NW Himalayas.
Pyralis cardinalis Kaila, Huemer, Mutanen, Tyllinen & Wikström, 2020 is a similar extralimital species of the Pyralis regalis complex.
Apex of forewing not elongate; area near apex of forewing dark purplish grey, not otherwise different from ground colour (Figs 3, 8–11): P. regalis. Fig. 8-11.
Apex of forewing elongate; area near apex of forewing orange-brown: P. princeps. Fig. 18.
Pyralis regalis Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=286214
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/479797-Pyralis-regalis
GI: The OD where Butler in 1889 has described it as P principes, the MON plate clearly resembles the uploaded species which in the 2022 publication by Singh et al accepted as separate from P regalis, I agree with the id Pyralis princeps Butler, 1889
JD : agree with ID. The OD is itself very descriptive & completely matches. The keys to some of the spp. in the Pyralis regalis complex are mentioned in the Nota lepidopterologica. Pyralis joannisi Leraut, 2005 from VIetnam is externally similar.
Pyralis princeps Butler, 1889, lllust. typical Specimens Lepid. Heterocera Colin Br. Mus. 7: 91, pl. 134, fig. 12. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46936508#page/101/mode/1up. Plate at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46936568#page/161/mode/1up
Pyralis regalis princeps Butler, 1889. MON Part 5, pg. 110, Pl. 143/3 as a subspecies of regalis.
Wikstrom, B., Huemer, P., Mutanen, M., Tyllinen, J. and Kaila, L., 2020. Pyralis cardinalis, a charismatic new species related to P. regalis [Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775, first recognized in Finland (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae). Nota lepidopterologica.
Singh et al 2022, A catalogue of Indian Pyraloidea (Lepidoptera) lists Pyralis regalis Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 and Pyralis princeps butler, 1889 as valid taxon, both found in NW Himalayas.
Pyralis cardinalis Kaila, Huemer, Mutanen, Tyllinen & Wikström, 2020 is a similar extralimital species of the Pyralis regalis complex.
Apex of forewing not elongate; area near apex of forewing dark purplish grey, not otherwise different from ground colour (Figs 3, 8–11): P. regalis. Fig. 8-11.
Apex of forewing elongate; area near apex of forewing orange-brown: P. princeps. Fig. 18.
Pyralis regalis Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=286214
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/479797-Pyralis-regalis
GI: The OD where Butler in 1889 has described it as P principes, the MON plate clearly resembles the uploaded species which in the 2022 publication by Singh et al accepted as separate from P regalis, I agree with the id Pyralis princeps Butler, 1889
JD : agree with ID. The OD is itself very descriptive & completely matches. The keys to some of the spp. in the Pyralis regalis complex are mentioned in the Nota lepidopterologica. Pyralis joannisi Leraut, 2005 from VIetnam is externally similar.
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