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Conservula indica
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Conservula indica (Moore, 1867) is supposedly a N. Indian species. The species from S. India is supposed to be Conservula v-brunneum (Guenée, 1852)
Charidea v-brunneum Guenée, 1852; Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 6 (Noct. 2): 62; TL: Pondichery. Text at https://archive.org/details/histoirenaturell06boi/page/62/mode/1up?view=theater (in French).
Appana cingalesa Moore, [1887]; Lepid. Ceylon 3 (4): 548, pl. 214, f. 6; TL: Ceylon. Text at https://archive.org/details/lepidopteraofcey03moor/page/548/mode/1up?view=theater. Plate at https://archive.org/details/lepidopteraofcey03moor/page/n742/mode/1up?view=theater
Conservula v-brunnea; Hampson, 1908, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 7: 502. Text at https://archive.org/details/catalogueoflepid71908brit/page/502/mode/1up?view=theater
Hampson, FBI, Vol. 2, pg. 247. States that Conservula v-brunneum differs from indica in being greyer and less chestnut in colour; collar and patagia without the pale lines; sub-marginal line straight and dark; HW whitish with cilia chestnut (reddish-fuscous in indica).
In this individual. I see the pale lines on the collar and patagia. I cannot see the HW. I notice that there is another record of yours from Maharashtra, and at that time as well, I could not reliably separate the two species with HW.
Charidea v-brunneum Guenée, 1852; Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 6 (Noct. 2): 62; TL: Pondichery. Text at https://archive.org/details/histoirenaturell06boi/page/62/mode/1up?view=theater (in French).
Appana cingalesa Moore, [1887]; Lepid. Ceylon 3 (4): 548, pl. 214, f. 6; TL: Ceylon. Text at https://archive.org/details/lepidopteraofcey03moor/page/548/mode/1up?view=theater. Plate at https://archive.org/details/lepidopteraofcey03moor/page/n742/mode/1up?view=theater
Conservula v-brunnea; Hampson, 1908, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 7: 502. Text at https://archive.org/details/catalogueoflepid71908brit/page/502/mode/1up?view=theater
Hampson, FBI, Vol. 2, pg. 247. States that Conservula v-brunneum differs from indica in being greyer and less chestnut in colour; collar and patagia without the pale lines; sub-marginal line straight and dark; HW whitish with cilia chestnut (reddish-fuscous in indica).
In this individual. I see the pale lines on the collar and patagia. I cannot see the HW. I notice that there is another record of yours from Maharashtra, and at that time as well, I could not reliably separate the two species with HW.