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Heterophleps spp.
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Heterophleps bicommata (Warren, 1893) or Heterophleps ocyptaria (Swinhoe, 1893). Not able to reliably separate these. Going by OD and Hampson, this would be Heterophleps bicommata (Warren, 1893).
Dysethia bicommata Warren, 1893; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1893 (2): 348, pl. 32, f. 1; TL: Sikkim. Text at https://archive.org/details/proceedingsofgen93scie/page/348/mode/1up?view=theater. Plate at
https://archive.org/details/proceedingsofgen93scie/page/n447/mode/1up?view=theater
Dysethia bicommata; FBI, Hampson, Vol. 3, pg. 335.
Heterophleps ocyptaria (Swinhoe, 1893)
Coremia ocyptaria Swinhoe, 1893, Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 12: 157. Text at https://archive.org/details/annalsmagazineof6121893lond/page/157/mode/1up?view=theater
Dysethia ocyptaria; FBI, Hampson, Vol. 3, pg. 335
MON Part 1, Pg. 16, Pl. 5/28.
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1341484-Heterophleps-ocyptaria
https://v3.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=597163
The ID's on iNaturalist; some of them are Heterophleps bicommata
Heterophleps Herrich-Schäffer, [1854] species known from India.
Heterophleps bicommata (Warren, 1893). India: Sikkim (TL).
Heterophleps ocyptaria (Swinhoe, 1893). India: Meghalaya (TL: Khasi Hills), West Bengal.
GI: From the description given in the OD and Hampson and seeing the image on iNaturalist, this is Heterophleps ocyptaria (Swinhoe, 1893) and not H bicommata
The image given in Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1893 (2): pl. 32, f. 1; does not match the image uploaded. The mrkings bear greater affinity to ocyptaria than bicommata.
JD : The OD of ocyptaria by Swinhoe is not very descriptive, but that by Warren for bicommata is quite detailed. I think this image matches very well with bicommata. Hampson in his descriptions of both spp, differentiates ocyptaria by - the male with bipectinate antennae having short stiff branches, wings darker, FW with veins "dark", the lines & dark patches obscured. Other than the antennae, the other points are not evident. Swinhoe in his description of the genus Dysethia mentions the male antennae as strongly ciliated. The images on iNaturalist have bipectinate antennae. This image also appears to have bipectinate antennae. Hence this image has characteristics of both spp. , difficult to separate as HW is also not seen,
Dysethia bicommata Warren, 1893; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1893 (2): 348, pl. 32, f. 1; TL: Sikkim. Text at https://archive.org/details/proceedingsofgen93scie/page/348/mode/1up?view=theater. Plate at
https://archive.org/details/proceedingsofgen93scie/page/n447/mode/1up?view=theater
Dysethia bicommata; FBI, Hampson, Vol. 3, pg. 335.
Heterophleps ocyptaria (Swinhoe, 1893)
Coremia ocyptaria Swinhoe, 1893, Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 12: 157. Text at https://archive.org/details/annalsmagazineof6121893lond/page/157/mode/1up?view=theater
Dysethia ocyptaria; FBI, Hampson, Vol. 3, pg. 335
MON Part 1, Pg. 16, Pl. 5/28.
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1341484-Heterophleps-ocyptaria
https://v3.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=597163
The ID's on iNaturalist; some of them are Heterophleps bicommata
Heterophleps Herrich-Schäffer, [1854] species known from India.
Heterophleps bicommata (Warren, 1893). India: Sikkim (TL).
Heterophleps ocyptaria (Swinhoe, 1893). India: Meghalaya (TL: Khasi Hills), West Bengal.
GI: From the description given in the OD and Hampson and seeing the image on iNaturalist, this is Heterophleps ocyptaria (Swinhoe, 1893) and not H bicommata
The image given in Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1893 (2): pl. 32, f. 1; does not match the image uploaded. The mrkings bear greater affinity to ocyptaria than bicommata.
JD : The OD of ocyptaria by Swinhoe is not very descriptive, but that by Warren for bicommata is quite detailed. I think this image matches very well with bicommata. Hampson in his descriptions of both spp, differentiates ocyptaria by - the male with bipectinate antennae having short stiff branches, wings darker, FW with veins "dark", the lines & dark patches obscured. Other than the antennae, the other points are not evident. Swinhoe in his description of the genus Dysethia mentions the male antennae as strongly ciliated. The images on iNaturalist have bipectinate antennae. This image also appears to have bipectinate antennae. Hence this image has characteristics of both spp. , difficult to separate as HW is also not seen,
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