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Sufetula spp.
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Sufetula sunidesalis
Sufetula Walker, 1859 species known from the Indian subcontinent.
Sufetula nitidalis Hampson, 1908. Sri Lanka; India.
Sufetula sunidesalis Walker, 1859. Sri Lanka; India: Sikkim, Assam.
Sufetula rectifascialis Hampson, 1896. Sri Lanka.
Sufetula sunidesalis Walker, 1859
Sufetula sunidesalis Walker, 1859; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 19: 947; TL: Sarawak. Text at https://archive.org/details/listofspecimenso1921brit/page/947/mode/1up?view=theater
Hampson, FBI, Vol. 4. Pg. 252. Text at https://archive.org/details/moths04hamp/page/252/mode/1up?view=theater
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/472195-Sufetula-sunidesalis
https://oumnh.ox.ac.uk/collections-online#/item/oum-catalogue-384623
https://oumnh.ox.ac.uk/collections-online#/item/oum-catalogue-392495
https://oumnh.ox.ac.uk/collections-online#/item/oum-catalogue-3160 for type specimen.
Sufetula rectifascialis Hampson, 1896
Sufetula rectifascialis Hampson, 1896. Fauna Br. India (Moths) 4: 253; TL: Ceylon. Text at https://archive.org/details/moths04hamp/page/253/mode/1up?view=theater
Very difficult to separate Sufetula sunidesalis and Sufetula rectifascialis but from the OD, sunidesalis has a pale dark-edged submarginal line excurved between veins 7 and 8, with black patch beyond it at costa, while Sufetula rectifascialis has an oblique postmedial line with white band on its outer edge bent inwards at vein 6. Sufetula sunidesalis has three plae costal white spots, based on the description and the type.
Sufetula nitidalis Hampson, 1908
Sufetula nitidalis Hampson, 1908. The moths of India. Supplementary paper to the volumes in "The fauna of British India." Series III, Part XI. The Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 18 (3): 572–585. Pg. 576, pl. E fig. 16. TL: Sri Lanka [Ceylon]. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/18938#page/650/mode/1up. Plate at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/18938#page/77/mode/1up
Bottom line, separating Sufetula rectifascialis and Sufetula sunidesalis is difficult. I am ok with a provisional ID as Sufetula sunidesalis for this individual.
Sufetula Walker, 1859 species known from the Indian subcontinent.
Sufetula nitidalis Hampson, 1908. Sri Lanka; India.
Sufetula sunidesalis Walker, 1859. Sri Lanka; India: Sikkim, Assam.
Sufetula rectifascialis Hampson, 1896. Sri Lanka.
Sufetula sunidesalis Walker, 1859
Sufetula sunidesalis Walker, 1859; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 19: 947; TL: Sarawak. Text at https://archive.org/details/listofspecimenso1921brit/page/947/mode/1up?view=theater
Hampson, FBI, Vol. 4. Pg. 252. Text at https://archive.org/details/moths04hamp/page/252/mode/1up?view=theater
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/472195-Sufetula-sunidesalis
https://oumnh.ox.ac.uk/collections-online#/item/oum-catalogue-384623
https://oumnh.ox.ac.uk/collections-online#/item/oum-catalogue-392495
https://oumnh.ox.ac.uk/collections-online#/item/oum-catalogue-3160 for type specimen.
Sufetula rectifascialis Hampson, 1896
Sufetula rectifascialis Hampson, 1896. Fauna Br. India (Moths) 4: 253; TL: Ceylon. Text at https://archive.org/details/moths04hamp/page/253/mode/1up?view=theater
Very difficult to separate Sufetula sunidesalis and Sufetula rectifascialis but from the OD, sunidesalis has a pale dark-edged submarginal line excurved between veins 7 and 8, with black patch beyond it at costa, while Sufetula rectifascialis has an oblique postmedial line with white band on its outer edge bent inwards at vein 6. Sufetula sunidesalis has three plae costal white spots, based on the description and the type.
Sufetula nitidalis Hampson, 1908
Sufetula nitidalis Hampson, 1908. The moths of India. Supplementary paper to the volumes in "The fauna of British India." Series III, Part XI. The Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 18 (3): 572–585. Pg. 576, pl. E fig. 16. TL: Sri Lanka [Ceylon]. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/18938#page/650/mode/1up. Plate at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/18938#page/77/mode/1up
Bottom line, separating Sufetula rectifascialis and Sufetula sunidesalis is difficult. I am ok with a provisional ID as Sufetula sunidesalis for this individual.