Observation_297773

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Observation_297773
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Masalia radiata terracotta
SS: Timora radiata (Moore, 1881), needs investigation. Updated the list of Timora on MOI.
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Timora radiata (Moore, 1881) ssp. terracotta or Timora rosacea (Hampson, 1891). Difficult to separate them, though if I go with the description only, this is probably Timora rosacea (Hampson, 1891).
Masalia radiata Moore, 1881; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1881: 364; TL: Mainpuri [Manpuri]. Text at https://archive.org/details/proceedingsofgen81zool/page/364/mode/1up
Masalia radiata; Seymour, 1972, A revision of the genus Masalia (Lepidoptera: Heliothidinae), Bull. Br. Mus. (Ent) 27 (1): 51, pl. 4, f. 154-158; Text at https://archive.org/details/bulletinofbritis27briti/page/51/mode/1up. Plate at https://archive.org/details/bulletinofbritis27briti/page/n120/mode/1up
Heliothis radiata radiata; Yoshimoto, 1994, Tinea 14 (Suppl. 1): 97, pl. 83, f. 10.
Masalia terracotta Hampson, 1891; Ill. typical Spec. Lep. Het. Colln Br. Mus. 8: 12, 71, pl. 144, f. 22; TL: Nilgiris. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46956289#page/81/mode/1up. Plate at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46956289#page/165/mode/1up

Timora rosacea (Hampson, 1891)
Masalia rosacea Hampson, 1891; Ill. typical Spec. Lep. Het. Colln Br. Mus. 8: 12, 71, pl. 144, f. 23; TL: Nilgiri district. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46956289#page/81/mode/1up. Plate at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46956289#page/165/mode/1up
Masalia rosacea; Seymour, 1972, Bull. Br. Mus. (Ent) 27 (1): 62, pl. 6, f. 179-180. Text at https://archive.org/details/bulletinofbritis27briti/page/62/mode/1up. Plate at https://archive.org/details/bulletinofbritis27briti/page/n124/mode/1up