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Observation_307415
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Altipolia sonamargensis.
Identified by Mr Piero Toni
KR : Hi GI, No more pictures, seems I took only one. There are some other moths very similar but also different - will upload those (in case there is gender dimorphism in this moth ?/)
Moth seen on a LepeLED moth screen,. LepiLED courtesy of Sanjay Sondhi and Titli Trust
GI: If you have another image of this moth, please upload it.
Altipolia sonamargensis Plante, 1985; Nota lepid. 8 (4): Txt 365, Image 366- f. 3-4 available at https://archive.org/details/notalepidopterol81985soci/page/365/mode/1up
This may be Altipolia sonamargensis. but it is almost similar to Altipolia mosaica sp. n and is best distinguished via genitalia. However this has "orange-yellow scales around the edges of the kidney and orbicular markings, as well as along the claviform and basal stripe" In the image uploaded there appears to be a wee bit of vague yellow colour in the middle, the placement not being clear ( ie wing/abdomen). Also the b/w images on page 366(3/4) does not match this entirely. Hence the request for an alternate image if available.
SS; Altipolia Plante, 1985 species known from India:
Altipolia illecebrosa (Püngeler, 1906). India: Himachal Pradesh; Nepal.
Altipolia plantei Hacker & Peks, 1993. India: Himachal Pradesh; Nepal.
Altipolia purpurea Plante, 1985. India: Himachal Pradesh; Nepal.
Altipolia sonamargensis Plante, 1985. India: Jammu & Kashmir (Sonmarg).
Benedek, B., Saldaitis, A. and Rimsaite, J., 2014. A new species of Altipolia (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae, Xyleninae) from China. Zootaxa, 3815(1), pp.141-146. Has images of Altipolia purpurea Plante, 1985 and Altipolia illecebrosa (Püngeler, 1906).
Altipolia sonamargensis Plante, 1985
Altipolia sonamargensis Plante, 1985; Nota lepid. 8 (4): 365, f. 3-4; TL: Kashmir, Sonamarg, 2500m. Text at https://archive.org/details/notalepidopterol81985soci/page/365/mode/1up (in French). Plate at https://archive.org/details/notalepidopterol81985soci/page/366/mode/1up
The plate is B&W and I cannot read the description.
No date mentioned in the observation.
KR : Added date, and send SS the translation
Identified by Mr Piero Toni
KR : Hi GI, No more pictures, seems I took only one. There are some other moths very similar but also different - will upload those (in case there is gender dimorphism in this moth ?/)
Moth seen on a LepeLED moth screen,. LepiLED courtesy of Sanjay Sondhi and Titli Trust
GI: If you have another image of this moth, please upload it.
Altipolia sonamargensis Plante, 1985; Nota lepid. 8 (4): Txt 365, Image 366- f. 3-4 available at https://archive.org/details/notalepidopterol81985soci/page/365/mode/1up
This may be Altipolia sonamargensis. but it is almost similar to Altipolia mosaica sp. n and is best distinguished via genitalia. However this has "orange-yellow scales around the edges of the kidney and orbicular markings, as well as along the claviform and basal stripe" In the image uploaded there appears to be a wee bit of vague yellow colour in the middle, the placement not being clear ( ie wing/abdomen). Also the b/w images on page 366(3/4) does not match this entirely. Hence the request for an alternate image if available.
SS; Altipolia Plante, 1985 species known from India:
Altipolia illecebrosa (Püngeler, 1906). India: Himachal Pradesh; Nepal.
Altipolia plantei Hacker & Peks, 1993. India: Himachal Pradesh; Nepal.
Altipolia purpurea Plante, 1985. India: Himachal Pradesh; Nepal.
Altipolia sonamargensis Plante, 1985. India: Jammu & Kashmir (Sonmarg).
Benedek, B., Saldaitis, A. and Rimsaite, J., 2014. A new species of Altipolia (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae, Xyleninae) from China. Zootaxa, 3815(1), pp.141-146. Has images of Altipolia purpurea Plante, 1985 and Altipolia illecebrosa (Püngeler, 1906).
Altipolia sonamargensis Plante, 1985
Altipolia sonamargensis Plante, 1985; Nota lepid. 8 (4): 365, f. 3-4; TL: Kashmir, Sonamarg, 2500m. Text at https://archive.org/details/notalepidopterol81985soci/page/365/mode/1up (in French). Plate at https://archive.org/details/notalepidopterol81985soci/page/366/mode/1up
The plate is B&W and I cannot read the description.
No date mentioned in the observation.
KR : Added date, and send SS the translation