Himala argentea

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Hampson vol 1, pg 468, # 1047 classified as Lymantriinae. Hampson shows veins 3,4 and 5 all originating from lower angle of cell. Head, thorax and abdomen white or yellowish. FW silvery white, veins black. HW white, veins black towards outer margin. Black marginal line.
MON pl 57/8.
OD: Redoa argentea Walker, 1855 List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 4: 827, TL: Assam
Himala argentea; Swinhoe, 1922, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (9) 10 (58): 471; [NHM card]
Similar species: Gazalina apsara which has a black abdomen (male) and abdomen tip as yellowish (female) as against a white abdomen in Himala argentea. Also, FW venation in Gazalina apsara is diagnostic, only two veins (3 and 4) originate from lower angle of cell.
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May
Year
2011
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20