Notodontidae (more than 500 photos!)

dear friends!
I'll buy it (or change it) khokhlatok from the territory of the former USSR.
Especially needed are crested birds from Central Asia, Transcaucasia, northern Europe, and Siberia. The Kuril Islands/Sakhalin - in general, it would be great!

In addition, we really need information (including photos) about the preimaginal phases of various tufts.

Please write in PM.

Thank you, thank you in advance.

Ptilodon grisea (BUTLER, 1885) (= Microphalera grisea)

It is distributed in Japan and China. The image shows a Central Chinese specimen that belongs to the subspecies P. grisea vladmurzini Schintlmeister, 2008
Chistyakov cites this species for Primorye, but Schintlmeister notes that he did not see any material from the Far East. at in. From the Bible, this species also appears under the name Microphalera grisea, but in the illustration there is Furcula furcula.

Question: Has anyone in the Far East collected such a thing?

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Here, I made it out of my own books.
Happy New Year!

C-Hagapteryx admirabilis

H - Furcula aeruginosa mongolica
o - Drymonia velitaris pontica
b - Peridea aliena
s - Kamalia priapus
m - Peridea lativitta
2 - Rhegmatophila ricchelloi
0 - Notodonta tritophus
1 - Lophocosma atriplaga
5 - Kamalia tattakana
D - Lophocosma intermedia
o - Rachiades himalayana
e - Furcula aeruginosa mongolica
o - Rachiades lichenicolor
m - Peridea dichroma
! - Cerura erminea

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I can't figure out what Clostera is.

Kyrgyzstan, Inner Tien Shan, hr. Moldo-Too

For the obscurior, the hind wings are too light,
for the anachoreta, there is clearly no brown smear on the apex of the front wing.
I think on modesta, but I'm not sure. The drawing is still different
, Can I cook a pussy?
By the way, there are a lot of them...

This is Clostera modesta (Staudinger, 1889)

So, I thought correctly, and the pussy can not be cooked)))

This one can definitely not be cooked. ))
Stas, can you show me another Noto from Central Asia? After all, intrigued-said, caught something. The intrigue remains ))

Pash, you know what this thing is - I straighten the mattresses that fall under my hand, indiscriminately. And their nights from this year are 6 boxes ))). And the priority, of course, is not at all for notodontids =). As soon as someone else from the volnyanochny tribe gets under my arm, I'll put them out. True, high-quality photos don't come out yet - you need to make a tripod, but your hands don't reach it)

Pash, you know what this thing is - I straighten the mattresses that fall under my hand, indiscriminately. And their nights from this year are 6 boxes ))). And the priority, of course, is not at all for notodontids =). As soon as someone else from the volnyanochny tribe gets under my arm, I'll put them out. True, high-quality photos don't come out yet - you need to make a tripod, but your hands don't reach it)

The Volnyanochnoe tribe from Kyrgyzstan is also very much wanted to see. If you want to straighten one of the waves, please post a photo in the appropriate topic!

The Volnyanochnoe tribe from Kyrgyzstan is also very much wanted to see. If you want to straighten one of the waves, please post a photo in the appropriate topic!

Yes, there are some of them, too. But I don't even spread them out - I'm not interested in them.

As a Christmas card:

Ptilophora horieaurea Kishida & Kobayashi, 2002
China, Sichuan.
It is known so far only from the mountains of South China. Like other ptilophores, it flies in late autumn

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Australian Hylaeora capucina Felder & Felder, 1874
Large butterfly - 6.5 cm
In the Australian genus Hylaeora 4 species

To Romyald - many thanks!

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Since crested whales are becoming more popular and interest in them has clearly increased, it is inevitable that difficulties arise with the definition.
For example, the genus Ginshachia Matsumura, 1929
Pygaerinae, Spatalini
are pretty, silver-speckled crested birds distributed in South and Southeast Asia from India and Nepal to Taiwan and from the Himalayas to the Sunda Islands.
The type species is Ginshachia elongata Matsumura, 1929 from Taiwan. I hope that one day it will also appear in our gallery.
In the meantime, there are six other equally remarkable species.

1. Ginshachia gemmifera (Moore, 1879)
Bhutan, Eastern Himalayas. It is distributed in the Himalayas-Nepal, South India and Bhutan.

2. Ginshachia zhui Schintlmeister & Fang, 2001
SW China, Myanmar and With Thailand
C. Thailand, paratype of the Indochinese subspecies G. zhui meridionalis Schintlmeister, 2007, presented by A. Schintlmeister

3. Ginshachia phoebe Schintlmeister, 1989
China, Sichuan.
It is distributed in the southern provinces of China and Vietnam.
The specimen shown should probably belong to the subspecies G. phoebe shangguan Schintlmeister & Fang, 2001.

4. Ginshachia baenzigeri Schintlmeister, 2007
Distributed in the eastern Himalayas and Indochina
This specimen is from Northern Thailand.

5. Ginshachia bronacha (Schaus, 1928)
Indonesia, Sumatra Island
is distributed in the Sunda Islands, the Malay Peninsula and southern Indochina.
It differs well from the previous one with white rear wings and a different shape of the front wing

6. Ginshachia sumatrensis (Gaede, 1930)
Malaysia, Borneo Island, Sabah
is distributed in the Sunda Islands.
The most peculiar in the genus, outwardly more like Spatalia

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Fast forward to the Middle Lane.
Here, previously published here, is the key to defining our furcula.
скан DE FREINA, J. & T. WITT (1987): Die Bombyces und Sphinges der Westpalaerktis. Band 1

"repetition is the mother of learning"

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I have seen this picture many times, but the "stupid people" have remained there is a text explaining this message? what do the arrows indicate? there are a lot of exes with sling reduction...

important!
These characteristics are good for populations of the Middle Zone of the European part. In other parts of the range, the picture changes, and there is also such a feature as individual variability, for example, in the Far Eastern population of F. furcula, which belongs to the subspecies F. furcula sangaica.
I repeat: the indicated signs are for butterflies from the Middle Zone!

F[b]. bicuspis [/b] - white, the most contrasting. The baldric is the darkest, the costal edge is always narrower,the baldric expands downwards. On the edges of the sling there are inclusions of small yellow spots.
(the rest of the range remains almost unchanged. In Western Siberia (Omsk region), there are butterflies with a reduced dark pattern. This may be typical for populations of subarid regions. In the Far East, the wing background is not white, but grayish. On Sakhalin - butterflies close to Japanese populations with a well-defined dark pattern).

F. furcula - grayish, gray, with a bluish tinge. A dark gray band with uneven edges, tapering towards the middle, but almost equally wide at the top and bottom. On the edges of the sling - a thin black border. On the edges of the baldric there are often small red spots. Usually, the smallest of the Middle Band furcules.
(other populations show greater variability, with the wing background ranging from pure white to bluish. Priamursko - primorye-with the strongest individual variability, relatively large, relatively dark. Transcaucasian-Iranian, Altaian, Mongolian-not at all, with a white background).

F. bifida is the largest in the Middle Zone. The overall background is light gray. Slightly tapering gray (slightly darker than the background) band with smooth edges and a clearly visible black border from the proximal edge - along the entire length, from the distal-from the upper part to the lower third. On the edges of the sling, sometimes a barely noticeable reddish very thin border. Individual variability is expressed by the presence of more or less light specimens, usually a softly expressed reduction in the pattern.
(it is relatively little variable throughout its range - in the south of Western Siberia (Omsk region) light butterflies with a somewhat reduced pattern are collected. Butterflies with a strongly pronounced dark pattern are known from Kazakhstan and Tuva. On the Kola Peninsula, there are very dark small butterflies belonging to the subspecies F. bifida lype).

Well, it's not so difficult. On the photo males F. bicuspis - Odintsovo district of the Moscow region, F. furcula-Obninsk district of the Kaluga region, F. bifida-Stupinsky district of the Moscow region

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Let's look at the genus Dudusa Walker, 1865
Very large, beautiful, with an "original" bunch of scales on the tip of the abdomen, but very similar to each other. Our gallery still lacks D. celebensis Roepke, 1944, but I am sure that some of the participants have it, and a photo of the butterfly will appear in the topic.
In principle, there are no special difficulties in determining. Important signs are the pattern on the abdomen and the oblique band of the fore wing.


1. Dudusa nobilis Walker, 1865
SE China.
It is distributed almost throughout South and Southeast Asia.
The general background is brown, the oblique baldric is quite contrasting, dark brown. It becomes slightly blurry downwards, but reaches the edge of the wing. The basal part of the forewing is brown. The drawing, in general, is quite contrasting. A noticeable, but relatively thin median stripe on the abdomen with inclusions of light spots.

2. Dudusa distincta Mell, 1922
, Vietnam.
It is distributed in Indochina and southern China. In my opinion, the most numerous duduza.
The background is dark brown with a grayish tinge. The basal part of the forewing is dark brown, the oblique band is noticeably "blurred" downwards, the median band on the abdomen is represented by light spots.

3. Dudusa obesa Schintlmeister & Fang, 2001
SW China, pictured-female. I also have a male, but he is very shabby.
It is distributed in the southern provinces of China.
For me - the most muddy view. This specimen also has a number of characteristics characteristic of D. synopla. But, still, there are many signs of D. obesa.
The general background is light brown, the basal part of the forewing is light brown, the oblique band is noticeably blurred downwards and does not reach the wing edge, the pattern is less contrasting, the median stripe on the belly is quite wide.

4. Dudusa synopla Swinhoe, 1907
From Thailand
The most common species is almost all of South Asia, a significant part of China, Indochina, Sunda Islands. Pretty common.
The general background is golden brown, the oblique band is rusty brown, clear along the entire length and reaches the edge of the wing. A relatively large silvery "semilunar" spot in the postdiscal area of the forewing. Well-defined red median stripe on the belly. In general, the species is very variable, often there are melanists.

5. Dudusa minor Schintlmeister, 1993
Philippines, Leyte Island
Endemic to The Philippines.
A characteristic feature is white bandages on the abdomen.
It is very similar to the endemic of Sulawesi Island - D. celebensis, with the same abdomen.

6. Dudusa vethi (Snellen, 1892)
Malaysia, S. Borneo, Sabah
It is distributed on the Sunda Islands, in mainland Malaysia and southern Thailand, where it can fly together with D. distincta.
Distinctive features - a general background with a golden hue, contrasting, very dark oblique band, clear along the entire length, the basal part of the forewing is golden brown. Small white spots on the abdomen.

7. Dudusa sphingiformis Moore, 1872
SW China.
It flies in the Himalayas, northern Indochina, and most of China. It is found in Korea and on the island of Tsushima (Japan). The caterpillar's food plant is maple. Preimaginal stages are well studied by Japanese researchers. Extravagant caterpillar is available on the site jpmoth.org. It is possible that the species may also appear here - in the South of Primorye.
Externally - the most understandable view, easily defined.

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with the definition of what "problem" tufts still help?

What photos can I write here later or in PM? just not sure that "khokhlushki" for me created a dark forest

I don't think I can help you fully with Ecuador. There may be a lot more undescribed things there. Until Rod, please. Put it here, let's see.

Just in case, above, in the text key-I attached a photo of my furkul.

Phalera is also problematic. Post it?

Phalera is also problematic. Post it?

If you don't mind, Pash.
Of course, not our P. bucephala is meant

If you don't mind, Pash.
Of course, not our P. bucephala is meant

not difficult at all.
Bucephalus should not be underestimated either.

Well, here we go, then.
I will not go into the differences in detail, in short, from the "find 10 differences" series

1. Phalera ora Schintlmeister, 1989
China, Yunnan. It is found in the mountains of South China

2. Phalera assimilis (Bremer & Grey, 1853)
Primorye. It is widely distributed from the South of the Far East to the south of China. Available in Korea, Japan, and Taiwan Island

3. Phalera takasagoensis Matsumura, 1919
SE China. It is distributed in most of China, and is found in Korea and Japan.

4. Phalera minor Nagano, 1916
P. Thailand. It is distributed in most of China, is found in Korea and Japan, in the north of Indochina.

5. Phalera acuta Gaede, 1930
Indonesia, Java Island.

6. Phalera acutoides Holloway, 1983
Malaysia, Borneo, Sabah. From Borneo to the Philippines.

7. Phalera phillipae, Holloway & Bender, 1985
female. Malaysia, Borneo Island, Sabah. From Sumatra to the Philippines.

8. Phalera alpherakyi Leech, 1898
SW China, Sichuan. from Qin Linh to the mountains From Vietnam

9. Phalera ziran Kobayasgi & Wang, 2006
SE China. It is known from the Southern provinces of China

10. Phalera schintlmeisteri Wu & Fang, 2004
SE China. Distribution as in the previous plus O. Taiwan.

11. Phalera huangtiao Schintlmeister & Fang, 2001
P. Thailand. South China, Taiwan Island, Myanmar and Thailand Island

12. Phalera goniophora Hampson, 1910
SW China, Sichuan. It is widely distributed in the Himalayas, Indochina and South China. Quite variable

13. Phalera raya Moore, 1860
Bhutan. It is distributed even more widely-from the Himalayas to China, throughout Indochina

14. Phalera sebrus Schintlmeister, 1989
SE China.

15. Phalera obtrudo Schintlmeister, 2008
SW China.

About a dozen other similar species are known from various countries of South and Southeast Asia.

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only Palearcts and Indo-Malays? do they exist in the neotropics? and then habitually similar ones come across of course, I understand that habitus is not an indicator, and the family is sometimes difficult to determine
Tomorrow I will try to put up "something faleropodobnoe" from Ecuador, but for now I'm slowly going crazy like everyone is the same, but if you look closely, EVERYONE is different

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In North and Central America, the genus Datana Walker, 1855 is well represented from the phalerines.
A novel that can be identified, difficulties can be with the two right rows-genus Hemiceras Guenee, 1852

And so, in appearance, "similar to holes" is enough among both noctuids and erebids.

Tarsolepis remicauda Butler, 1872
Wingspan: 79 mm.
Thanks to Pavel Morozov (aka Morozzz) for the definition
Malaysia, Pahang, Cameron Highlands, Brinchang



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And I think that this is T. remicauda
What is the scope?

And I think that this is T. remicauda
What is the scope?

Hefty: 79 mm.

Hefty: 79 mm.

Yes, this is remicauda.
Previously, T. remicauda was considered conspecific with T. sommeri, but Bender showed the opposite.
If you look at the same Bender (Khokhlatki Sumatra, 1985), these two species differ very well. T. sommeri resembles the mainland T. elephantorum, that is, it is smaller, the longitudinal stripe along the costal edge is grayish, and the shape of silvery spots is different. Only, so far, I don't have T. sommeri.

Well, T. remicauda is one of the largest of its kind (only the T. fulgurifera depicted a few pages earlier is larger than it, but you can't confuse it with anyone).
Vasily, are there any others like this?

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Yes, this is remicauda.
Previously, T. remicauda was considered conspecific with T. sommeri, but Bender showed the opposite.
If you look at the same Bender (Khokhlatki Sumatra, 1985), these two species differ very well. T. sommeri resembles the mainland T. elephantorum, that is, it is smaller, the longitudinal stripe along the costal edge is grayish, and the shape of silvery spots is different. Only, so far, I don't have T. sommeri.

Well, T. remicauda is one of the largest of its kind (only the T. fulgurifera depicted a few pages earlier is larger than it, but you can't confuse it with anyone).
Vasily, are there any others like this?

Thank you, Pash. She's the only one I have
Corrected the post.

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Mainland Tarsolepis

Tarsolepis elephantorum Bänziger, 1988
The northern limit of distribution is the extreme south of China. Further south, it is widely distributed in Indochina, most commonly in Thailand.
Butterflies of this genus are known as lovers of the lacrimal fluid of large mammals, including the elephant (the name, just, elephantorum). An interesting fact is established by Benziger, who wrote this species-a butterfly does not mind trying the tear fluid of a person.

Tarsolepis remicauda Butler, 1872
The subspecies T. remicauda captura Schintlmeister, 1997 flies in Indochina and southern China together with T. elephantorum.
The nominate subspecies is known from the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo, where it flies with T. sommeri.

In principle, the subspecies of remicauda are almost indistinguishable from each other. There are differences, however, in the submarginal sling of the front wing.

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We need the help of specialists. Malaysia, Pahang, March 2014

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From top to bottom:
Syntypistis palladina female

Rachiades (apparently) lichenicolor siamensis (very interesting point, looks like the southernmost one). It doesn't hurt to check this instance. Any males?"

Oxoia viridipicta

Syntypistis jupiter

Syntypistis comatus

Pasha thank you! No, it's all from khokhlatok that I flew in.

Here are more found out. The place and time are the same.

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Netria multispinae, male and female

Here is such a pearl.
Paracyphanta kurokoi Sugi, 1994
From Thailand.
Earlier, in a small review, platyhazmatin exposed a scan from the book. Now you can show the butterfly itself.
Small crested, males - 3 cm, females-3.5-4 cm in span. It is distributed in Indochina, at first glance, sporadically, however, due to its small size and some similarity with green limacodids, it is rare in collections.
There are only 4 known species in the genus from various places in Southeast Asia.

Grigory Alekseevich-thank you for the copy!

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Please tell me what kind of Phalera it is...Oba-Indonesia, West Kalimantan prov., mt. Bawang

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Upper - previously called Phalera sundana, now it seems that Phalera bermicola should be.
Lower-Phalera javana

Malaysia, Pahang, March 2014. Help with the definition.

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