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Observation_226065
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Proposed ID: Callopistria apicalis (Walker, 1855)
References
1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38952792#page/284/mode/1up (original description of a male specimen by Francis Walker in Cat. Lep. B.M. 1855, as Mosara apicalis and the erection of the genus Mosara; type locality North India)
2. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47025507#page/511/mode/1up (description by Hampson in Fauna of British India vol. 2 with an in-text illustration and details of geographical distribution)
3. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9340248#page/140/mode/1up (description of both the genus and the species by Moore in Lep. Ceylon vol.3 - these descriptions are elaborate and highlight the features better). There are accompanying illustrations of both sexes, but like most Lep. Ceylon illustrations they are rather crude and lack visible detail.
4. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/23357781#page/142/mode/1up (list of junior synonyms of the species in Col. Swinhoe's Cat. Aus. East. Lep. Het. vol 2, which include Anophia lateralis Walker, 1865 and Plusia inaperta Walker, 1864)
5. https://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-12/amphipyrinae/amphipyrinae_22_3.php (creation of a new combination name by Holloway in the Moths of Borneo series, bringing Mosara into synonymy with Callopistria and citing the reasons for the same)
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(I included two extra photos- one with a coin size marker and another in which the HW is partially visible, but please omit photos which you feel are redundant. The coin photo shows what is the general appearance of the moth - it is mostly just dark with only the whitish colouration in the reniform immediately standing out to the eye of the observer. The details become visible in photos without flash from close range.)
SS: I have just uploaded the preliminary list of Callopistria known from the Indian subcontinent to the Callopistria spp. page. While doing this, the paper Yen, S. H., & Wu, S. (2009). Hexapoda: Lepidoptera, Noctuoidea, Noctuidae (Eriopinae). Biota Taiwanica: 3-88. implies that this species should be placed in the genus Mosara; hence this species should be Mosara apicalis Walker, 1855. Pg. 8-9. I am yet to compare this species with other S. Indian Callopistria.
Description: The OD is very limited. Images in MOB don't match very well. Discrepancies are: this individual is dark brown, whereas the OD states dark brown, MOB state dull dark brown, and coloration of the specimens is quite different. Moreover, the HW in this individual is dark brown in the tonal area, which is not mentioned in the OD or in the images shown in MOB. Plusia inaperta description of female, does mention a dark border on HW, but MOB female does not show a dark border. The illustration of the female in Lepidoptera of Ceylon, Plate 159, 3a does show a black border. Some elements of the descriptions of the OD, MOB and Lepidoptera. Ceylon match, but I am not completely convinced of the ID.
References
1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38952792#page/284/mode/1up (original description of a male specimen by Francis Walker in Cat. Lep. B.M. 1855, as Mosara apicalis and the erection of the genus Mosara; type locality North India)
2. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47025507#page/511/mode/1up (description by Hampson in Fauna of British India vol. 2 with an in-text illustration and details of geographical distribution)
3. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9340248#page/140/mode/1up (description of both the genus and the species by Moore in Lep. Ceylon vol.3 - these descriptions are elaborate and highlight the features better). There are accompanying illustrations of both sexes, but like most Lep. Ceylon illustrations they are rather crude and lack visible detail.
4. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/23357781#page/142/mode/1up (list of junior synonyms of the species in Col. Swinhoe's Cat. Aus. East. Lep. Het. vol 2, which include Anophia lateralis Walker, 1865 and Plusia inaperta Walker, 1864)
5. https://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-12/amphipyrinae/amphipyrinae_22_3.php (creation of a new combination name by Holloway in the Moths of Borneo series, bringing Mosara into synonymy with Callopistria and citing the reasons for the same)
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(I included two extra photos- one with a coin size marker and another in which the HW is partially visible, but please omit photos which you feel are redundant. The coin photo shows what is the general appearance of the moth - it is mostly just dark with only the whitish colouration in the reniform immediately standing out to the eye of the observer. The details become visible in photos without flash from close range.)
SS: I have just uploaded the preliminary list of Callopistria known from the Indian subcontinent to the Callopistria spp. page. While doing this, the paper Yen, S. H., & Wu, S. (2009). Hexapoda: Lepidoptera, Noctuoidea, Noctuidae (Eriopinae). Biota Taiwanica: 3-88. implies that this species should be placed in the genus Mosara; hence this species should be Mosara apicalis Walker, 1855. Pg. 8-9. I am yet to compare this species with other S. Indian Callopistria.
Description: The OD is very limited. Images in MOB don't match very well. Discrepancies are: this individual is dark brown, whereas the OD states dark brown, MOB state dull dark brown, and coloration of the specimens is quite different. Moreover, the HW in this individual is dark brown in the tonal area, which is not mentioned in the OD or in the images shown in MOB. Plusia inaperta description of female, does mention a dark border on HW, but MOB female does not show a dark border. The illustration of the female in Lepidoptera of Ceylon, Plate 159, 3a does show a black border. Some elements of the descriptions of the OD, MOB and Lepidoptera. Ceylon match, but I am not completely convinced of the ID.
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