Moths

07.07.2014 20:25, chebur

Lymantria nephrographa (Turner, 1915)
This very peculiar species endemic to Australia stands out sharply from other members of the genus Lymantria and its status remains unclear. At least, it was not assigned to any subgenus. In its appearance, it is even closer to the genus Dura (Moore, 1879). Maybe it will eventually go there.
Male (55mm) - Australia, NSW, leg. Romyald

08.07.2014 20:46, chebur

Limantria (Lymantria) subrosea singapura (Swinhoe, 1906), the typical form of which has already appeared several times on this page, sometimes forms unusual forms. Thus, the forewings of males of this species from the Indian states of Assam and Meghalaya have a grayish tint. And the rarest form is the one in which the pink color in the color of the hind wings and abdomen is replaced by yellow. I was aware of only one such male, which was collected on Hainan Island. The front wings were white.
Two males from the same spot: yellow with grey forewings (42mm) and typical (43mm) – North India, West Bengal, leg.CosMosk
Is just one of a number of interesting finds of Konstantin in this place! I express my gratitude to him for the material!



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14.07.2014 21:38, chebur

Lymantria (Beatria) marginata (Walker, 1855)
The species is found from the Western Himalayas to Myanmar in the east. The smallest member of the subgenus.
Male (31mm) - Northern India, leg.CosMosk

26.07.2014 18:30, Grigory Grigoryev

Calliteara virginea. Dalnerechensky district, Primorye, from the egg, May 2014.

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26.07.2014 21:37, chebur

Very interesting photos!
And here's what these beauties will turn out.
Calliteara virginea Oberthür, 1879
Female (64mm) - Russia, Primorsky Krai, Pogranichny district, leg. cajarc


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27.07.2014 19:26, Grigory Grigoryev

male

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16.08.2014 10:06, evk

I moved from the forum on Notodontidae here. A few photos of seaside waves, shot live, to test my amateur definitions, and it will be useful in the forum, I hope.

Calliteara modesta
Primorskiy kr., Khasansky district, Kravtsovka village district, 1.07.2014.


Euproctis piperita
Primorskiy kr., Khasansky district, Vityaz settlement. 3.07.2014.


Lymantria mathura aurora
Primorskiy kr., Livadiyskiy hr. 7 km S art.Anisimovka. 17.07.2014.


Numenes disparilis
Same place as the previous one.


Lymantria monacha
Primorskiy kr., Anuchinsky district, 3 km From Muraveyka village. 10.07.2014.


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16.08.2014 17:56, Grigory Grigoryev

16.08.2014 19:14, evk

21.11.2014 22:15, chebur

Lymantria (Porthetria) rikiosatoi (Schintlmeister, 2004)
It is found in the Lesser Sunda Islands (known from Flores and Timor).
Male (40 mm) - Indonesia, West Timor, leg. local collector

22.11.2014 17:27, chebur

Lymantria (Porthetria) aryama (Moore, 1859)
A rare species known from Nepal and Northern India, and also, after a large range gap, from Southern India. The female has reduced wings and is not capable of flight.
Male (32mm) – Northern India, leg.CosMosk

22.11.2014 17:56, Pavel Morozov

11.12.2014 20:04, chebur

11.12.2014 21:28, chebur

Lymantria (Beatria) laelae (Schintlmeister, 2004)
It is found in the Lesser Sunda Islands (known from Flores and Timor).
Male (36mm) - Indonesia, West Timor, leg. local collector

12.12.2014 20:33, chebur

Lymantria (Sarantria) karsholti (Schintlmeister, 2004)
The species is widely distributed in the Philippine Archipelago.
Female (47mm) - Philippines, Leyte Island, leg.Iv Shin

13.12.2014 18:29, chebur

Leucoma wiltshirei Collenette, 1938
Male (28mm) and female (35mm) - Iran, Sistan and Baluchistan province, leg.Mergen

18.12.2014 21:20, barko

Thailand. Worry?

18.12.2014 22:23, chebur

20.12.2014 0:13, chebur

Leucoma bicolorata Holloway, 1999
Male (32mm) - Malaysia, North Borneo, Sabah, leg. swerig

21.12.2014 16:23, chebur

Ivela auripes Butler, 1877
Male (50 mm) - China, Sichuan, leg.Victor Siniaev

25.12.2014 23:31, chebur

Dendrophleps semihyalina Hampson, [1893]
Female (55mm) – Mainland Malaysia, Pahang, leg. O.Mosolov

26.12.2014 0:13, Alexandr Zhakov

28.12.2014 0:25, chebur

28.12.2014 12:48, Konung

28.12.2014 14:08, Alexandr Zhakov

28.12.2014 17:11, barko

does the female have such a mustache???

Yes, they are.

28.12.2014 18:20, chebur

Let me remind you what Perina nuda Fabricius looks like, 1787.
The species is distributed in the Himalayas, southern China and Northern Indochina.
The transparent areas on the male's wings are initially covered with sparse white scales, which fly around in the first flight. A photo of a male with scales not yet lost can be viewed here.
The preimaginal stages of this species, by the way, are also very unusual. That's what they look like caterpillars (photo from flickr).
The drawing on the pupa is generally similar to the face of a mustachioed man (photo from flickr)
Male (32mm) and female (45mm) - North India, West Bengal, leg.CosMosk

28.12.2014 18:26, chebur

28.12.2014 19:00, chebur

Several other species have been described in the genus Perina (mainly from the islands of Southeast Asia). They differ quite well visually in the appearance of females, but males are very similar in appearance. Species of the genus are distributed mainly allopatrically. One species has been described from Ceylon, and one fromSulawesi, one inhabits Sumatra, Java and Bali. Another species has been described from Bali.
Perina sunda Holloway, 1999 described from North Borneo. Holloway claims that the same species exists in the Philippines.
Male (32mm) - Malaysia, North Borneo, Sabah, leg. swerig
Female (50mm) - Mainland Malaysia, Pahang, leg. O.Mosolov

30.12.2014 23:37, chebur

Almost identical development of the antennae and bright sexual dimorphism are also characteristic of the genus Carriola from the tribe Arctornithini. Males and females of this genus have even been described as two males of different species. These butterflies also have transparent "windows" on their wings.
The genus has five described species. The type species of the genus is Carriola ecnomoda Swinhoe, 1907 inhabits the islands of Southeast Asia.
In mainland Malaysia, the caterpillars of this species are found on plants of the Bombacaceae family (genus Durio).
Male (30mm) and female (37mm) - Malaysia, North Borneo, Sabah, leg. swerig


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31.12.2014 23:41, chebur

Happy New Year to all of you!
Carriola seminsula Strand, 1914
Described from Hong Kong. It is found in China and Indochina.
Male (32mm) - China, Hainan Island, leg.Victor Siniaev
Female (42mm) - Vietnam, leg. dim-va

02.01.2015 15:49, chebur

Arctornis bubalina Chao, 1987
Male (37mm) - Northern India, West Bengal, leg.CosMosk

02.01.2015 22:57, chebur

Arctornis diaphora Collenette, 1934
Species found in China and northern Indochina.
In the Fauna Sinica volume, this species is assigned to the genus Carriola according to the volnyanki.
Male (32mm) and female (40mm) - China, leg.Victor Siniaev

03.01.2015 10:44, chebur

Caviria сf. regina (Cramer, [1780])
Central and South America used to be considered the center of species diversity of volnyanka. Then most of the New World volnians were transferred to separate families, and as a result, only a few genera of the subfamily Lymantriinae remained in Latin America.
The pair below definitely belongs to the genus Caviria. Accurate identification of the species is more difficult. Caviria regina (Cramer, [1780]) was described from Suriname. Another taxon was described from Costa Rica: Caviria vinasia Schaus, 1927. However, on a well-known barcoding site BOLD Specimens from Costa Rica are assigned to C. regina.
Male (33mm) and Female (52mm) - Costa Rica, leg. V. Golovizin

03.01.2015 21:41, chebur

Euproctis ochrea (Butler, 1878)
Endemic to O.Madagascar.
Male (37mm) - Madagascar Island, leg. And Ivy


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04.01.2015 9:39, chebur

The tribe Nygmiini is poorly developed at the level of genera. Almost all species of the tribe were described in the genus Euproctis until the second half of the XX century. And some researchers still believe that these diverse species should be left in the genus Euproctis. It was only at the end of the twentieth century that Holloway began to sort out this motley group by gender, but his work primarily concerned Fr.Kalimantan, with minor lyrical digressions in which he touched on selected species from other parts of Southeast Asia. Therefore, even after defining a specific specimen before the species, in some cases, so far, it is necessary to write the generic name Euroctis in quotation marks...
"Euroctis" novaguinensis Bethune-Baker, 1904
Female (56mm) - O.New Guinea, leg. And Ivy

04.01.2015 21:29, chebur

"Euroctis" xuthonepha Collenette, 1938
Male (30mm) - China, Sichuan, leg.Victor Siniaev

05.01.2015 20:53, chebur

Ocneria rubea [Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775
Male (30mm) and female (30mm) - Slovenia, leg.barko

Male (31mm) and female (30mm) – Austria, leg. local collector

05.01.2015 22:12, chebur

Aclonophlebia rhodea Hampson, 1905
Male (26mm) and female (37mm – - Botswana, Okavango Delta, leg. S. Murzin

06.01.2015 16:34, chebur

Volnyanki have mastered even the harshest habitats on the planet. Several species of the genus Gynaephora inhabit the Arctic tundra far beyond the Arctic Circle. They remain in the caterpillar stage for up to seven years, falling asleep after each molt, which makes them the longest-lived volnyanki.
Gynaephora lugens I. Kozhantshikov, 1948
Male (31mm) – Russia, Chukotka, Meynypilgyno, leg. P. S. Tomkovich

I have already exhibited a female of this species from Northern Taimyr, but I will duplicate it here with the underparts. In comparison, the above male is a Southerner.
Female (35mm) – Russia, Northern Taimyr, Knipovich Bay, leg. P. S. Tomkovich


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