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Observation_284483
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SS: Asuridia miltochristoides Rothschild, 1913
Asuridia miltochristoides Rothschild, 1913; Novit. Zool. 20 (1): 202; TL: Khasia Hills. Text at https://archive.org/stream/novitateszoologi20lond#page/202/mode/1up
Asuridia miltochristoides; Hampson, 1914, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 1: 725, pl. 38, f. 1. Text at https://archive.org/details/catalogueoflepid01brit/page/725/mode/1up?view=theater. Plate at https://archive.org/stream/catalogueoflepid12brit#page/n166/mode/2up
Singh, S., Singh, N. and Kirti, J.S., 2025. Redescription of Asuridia rubrimargo (Hampson, 1894) and Asuridia miltochristoides Rothschild, 1913 (Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini). Entomological News, 132(2), pp.229-237. Fig. 5.
https://www.oumnh.ox.ac.uk/collections-online#/item/oum-catalogue-397304
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/713313-Asuridia-miltochristoides
Asuridia Hampson, 1900 species known from the Indian subcontinent.
Asuridia miltochristoides Rothschild, 1913. Assam.
Asuridia nigriradiata (Hampson, 1896). Bhutan.
Asuridia rubrimargo (Hampson, 1894). Sikkim.
GI: Nicely framed image. Agree with ID
JD : There are two spots on the thorax in this image that are not mentioned in any of the references for miltochristoides. Except for one observation, the images on iNat also do not have these spots, & all these have a pinkish FW with only the margins redder.The only image on iNat (Aniruddha S.) with the spots has similar eve FW colour as in this observation.
Could this not be Asuridia nigriradiata (Hampson, 1896)? OD : https://archive.org/details/moths04hamp/page/501/mode/1up?view=theater,.
The two spots on thorax are mentioned in this reference- https://archive.org/details/catalogueoflepid2brituoft/page/412/mode/1up?view=theater
Image on Tinea has the thorax & abdomen damaged - Tinea 22 (1): 45, f. 33
Asuridia miltochristoides Rothschild, 1913; Novit. Zool. 20 (1): 202; TL: Khasia Hills. Text at https://archive.org/stream/novitateszoologi20lond#page/202/mode/1up
Asuridia miltochristoides; Hampson, 1914, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 1: 725, pl. 38, f. 1. Text at https://archive.org/details/catalogueoflepid01brit/page/725/mode/1up?view=theater. Plate at https://archive.org/stream/catalogueoflepid12brit#page/n166/mode/2up
Singh, S., Singh, N. and Kirti, J.S., 2025. Redescription of Asuridia rubrimargo (Hampson, 1894) and Asuridia miltochristoides Rothschild, 1913 (Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini). Entomological News, 132(2), pp.229-237. Fig. 5.
https://www.oumnh.ox.ac.uk/collections-online#/item/oum-catalogue-397304
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/713313-Asuridia-miltochristoides
Asuridia Hampson, 1900 species known from the Indian subcontinent.
Asuridia miltochristoides Rothschild, 1913. Assam.
Asuridia nigriradiata (Hampson, 1896). Bhutan.
Asuridia rubrimargo (Hampson, 1894). Sikkim.
GI: Nicely framed image. Agree with ID
JD : There are two spots on the thorax in this image that are not mentioned in any of the references for miltochristoides. Except for one observation, the images on iNat also do not have these spots, & all these have a pinkish FW with only the margins redder.The only image on iNat (Aniruddha S.) with the spots has similar eve FW colour as in this observation.
Could this not be Asuridia nigriradiata (Hampson, 1896)? OD : https://archive.org/details/moths04hamp/page/501/mode/1up?view=theater,.
The two spots on thorax are mentioned in this reference- https://archive.org/details/catalogueoflepid2brituoft/page/412/mode/1up?view=theater
Image on Tinea has the thorax & abdomen damaged - Tinea 22 (1): 45, f. 33