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Sphrageidus spp.
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I went through the reference Kaleka et al. (2020) listed on the MoI species page. According to their classification, this should be Sphrageidus similis. It has the characteristic yellow anal tuft and only the costal region of the forewings fuscous (ventral image not attached due to poor quality). Hindwings are white.
But I didn't understand why Kaleka et al. call it S. similis. The publication by Maes (1984), creating the genus Sphrageidus, focuses on Palaearctic and African species of Sphrageidus, mentioning nothing about the species distribution in the Oriental region. Kaleka et al. mention in their abstract that Holloway (1999) lists the species in the Indian subregion as S. virguncula, yet list it as S. similis (which predominantly occurs in temperate regions). The Moths of Borneo reference confirms the same.
But this specimen doesn't seem to agree fully with Walker's O.D. of Euproctis virguncula. He writes the antennae are not deeply pectinated. In this observation, they clearly are very well pectinated.
But I didn't understand why Kaleka et al. call it S. similis. The publication by Maes (1984), creating the genus Sphrageidus, focuses on Palaearctic and African species of Sphrageidus, mentioning nothing about the species distribution in the Oriental region. Kaleka et al. mention in their abstract that Holloway (1999) lists the species in the Indian subregion as S. virguncula, yet list it as S. similis (which predominantly occurs in temperate regions). The Moths of Borneo reference confirms the same.
But this specimen doesn't seem to agree fully with Walker's O.D. of Euproctis virguncula. He writes the antennae are not deeply pectinated. In this observation, they clearly are very well pectinated.
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