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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 even 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
Additional inputs - there are spots on the image from Singh et al, but then how to differentiate miltochristoides from nigriradiata
Additional comments.
Asuridia nigriradiata (Hampson, 1896)
Miltochrista nigriradiata Hampson, 1896, Fauna Br. India (Moths) 4: 501, # 1465. Type locality: "Bhutan".
Asuridia nigriradiata; Dubatolov, V.V., Kishida, Y. and Wang, M., 2012. New records of lichen-moth from the Nanling Mts., Guangdong, South China, with descriptions of new genera and species (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae: Lithosiinae). Tinea, 22(1), pp.25-52. Pg. 45, Fig 33.
Huang, S.Y., Volynkin, A.V., Wang, M. and Fan, X.L., 2020. A remarkable new species of Asuridia Hampson, 1900 from China (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini). Zootaxa, 4816(2), pp.zootaxa-4816. Pg. 219 & 221.
So, though "Asuridia nigriradiata" is illustrated by Dubatolov (2012), this, too, might be in error. The one feature of Asuridia nigriradiata, which is lacking in Asuridia miltochristoides is the costa is black at base. Not so in the individuals I have uploaded.
JD : your image has the costa blackish (though finely) from base until the the ante medial line, visible when zoomed.
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 even 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
Additional inputs - there are spots on the image from Singh et al, but then how to differentiate miltochristoides from nigriradiata
Additional comments.
Asuridia nigriradiata (Hampson, 1896)
Miltochrista nigriradiata Hampson, 1896, Fauna Br. India (Moths) 4: 501, # 1465. Type locality: "Bhutan".
Asuridia nigriradiata; Dubatolov, V.V., Kishida, Y. and Wang, M., 2012. New records of lichen-moth from the Nanling Mts., Guangdong, South China, with descriptions of new genera and species (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae: Lithosiinae). Tinea, 22(1), pp.25-52. Pg. 45, Fig 33.
Huang, S.Y., Volynkin, A.V., Wang, M. and Fan, X.L., 2020. A remarkable new species of Asuridia Hampson, 1900 from China (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini). Zootaxa, 4816(2), pp.zootaxa-4816. Pg. 219 & 221.
So, though "Asuridia nigriradiata" is illustrated by Dubatolov (2012), this, too, might be in error. The one feature of Asuridia nigriradiata, which is lacking in Asuridia miltochristoides is the costa is black at base. Not so in the individuals I have uploaded.
JD : your image has the costa blackish (though finely) from base until the the ante medial line, visible when zoomed.