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Achyra massalis (Walker, 1859)
Scopula massalis Walker, 1859. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum, Part 18, pg. 792–793. TL: Australia. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/120189#page/822/mode/1up
Hampson, FBI, Vol. 4, pg. 408, # 5168 as Phlyctaenodes massalis. Dosara coelatalis is listed as a synonym.
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/pyru/massalis.html
Achyra Guenée, 1849 species known from India.
Achyra nudalis (Hübner, [1796]). S. India.
Achyra coelatalis (Walker, 1859). India; Sri Lanka.
Achyra massalis (Walker, 1859). India: NW Himalaya, Maharashtra (Pune), West Bengal (Kolkatta), Kerala; Sri Lanka (Singh et al 2022).
Separating Achyra massalis and Achyra coelatalis is difficult. See discussion here.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/927116764299160/search/?q=Achyra
RPS: I am okay with accepting ID as Achyra massalis with a note (in References or Taxonomic information) on the confusion between separating the two species, as listed in the FB post.
Scopula massalis Walker, 1859. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum, Part 18, pg. 792–793. TL: Australia. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/120189#page/822/mode/1up
Hampson, FBI, Vol. 4, pg. 408, # 5168 as Phlyctaenodes massalis. Dosara coelatalis is listed as a synonym.
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/pyru/massalis.html
Achyra Guenée, 1849 species known from India.
Achyra nudalis (Hübner, [1796]). S. India.
Achyra coelatalis (Walker, 1859). India; Sri Lanka.
Achyra massalis (Walker, 1859). India: NW Himalaya, Maharashtra (Pune), West Bengal (Kolkatta), Kerala; Sri Lanka (Singh et al 2022).
Separating Achyra massalis and Achyra coelatalis is difficult. See discussion here.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/927116764299160/search/?q=Achyra
RPS: I am okay with accepting ID as Achyra massalis with a note (in References or Taxonomic information) on the confusion between separating the two species, as listed in the FB post.
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