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Sacada pyraliformis
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Sacada pyraliformis (Moore, 1879)
1) OD : Danaka pyraliformis, Descr. Indian lep. Atkinson (1): pg 71- https://archive.org/details/descriptionsofne00hewi/page/71/mode/1up?view=theater & pl. 3, f. 10 - https://archive.org/details/descriptionsofne00hewi/page/n328/mode/1up?view=theater
2) Moths of India, Vol 4 pg 172 #4590 - https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/124944#page/204/mode/1up
3) http://v3.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=1143733
4) On the taxonomy of the genus Sacada Walker, 1862 from India, with descriptions of a new genus and two new species, Singh et al – has the checklist & keys for Sacada
SS: Agree with ID. Additional reference.
MON, part 4, Pg. 192, Pl. 127/16. Interestly, this seems to appear in two colour forms; one olive green (only Hampson mentions olive green color. The OD mentions "forewing brownish-ocherous", images on Bold and MON are brownish-ochreous. There are other images on MOI on the Sacada spp. that are also olive green.
GI: Agree Sacada pyraliformis
JD : vide Robinson et al (Smaller Moths of SE Asia), fresh specimens are olivaceous, but fade to yellow brown with time. The males have shortly bipectinate antennae with each ramus carrying long dense cilia. The female has filiform antennae , is larger & with the FW having less variegated markings
1) OD : Danaka pyraliformis, Descr. Indian lep. Atkinson (1): pg 71- https://archive.org/details/descriptionsofne00hewi/page/71/mode/1up?view=theater & pl. 3, f. 10 - https://archive.org/details/descriptionsofne00hewi/page/n328/mode/1up?view=theater
2) Moths of India, Vol 4 pg 172 #4590 - https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/124944#page/204/mode/1up
3) http://v3.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=1143733
4) On the taxonomy of the genus Sacada Walker, 1862 from India, with descriptions of a new genus and two new species, Singh et al – has the checklist & keys for Sacada
SS: Agree with ID. Additional reference.
MON, part 4, Pg. 192, Pl. 127/16. Interestly, this seems to appear in two colour forms; one olive green (only Hampson mentions olive green color. The OD mentions "forewing brownish-ocherous", images on Bold and MON are brownish-ochreous. There are other images on MOI on the Sacada spp. that are also olive green.
GI: Agree Sacada pyraliformis
JD : vide Robinson et al (Smaller Moths of SE Asia), fresh specimens are olivaceous, but fade to yellow brown with time. The males have shortly bipectinate antennae with each ramus carrying long dense cilia. The female has filiform antennae , is larger & with the FW having less variegated markings
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