Ctenoplusia kosemponensis (Strand, 1920)

Scientific name

Ctenoplusia kosemponensis (Strand, 1920)

Synonymy

Argyrogramma yunnanensis (Chou & Lu, 1978);

Type-locality

Formosa

Kosempo (Taiwan) .

Distribution

Karnataka (New record)

Diagnosis

C. kosemponensis smaller dark coloured moth with wingspan 25mm; sinous post medial line outlined by silver colour. This species is closely related with other its two sister species C. furcifera fuircifera (Walker, 1857) and C. sumbawana (Behounek & Ronkay,1999), but easily identified by its darker forewing colouration with respect to other two species.

Description

Gamma mark outlined by silver colour and brilliantly reflects on outer portion. Median area dark coloured with olive colour patterns and golden patch present below the gamma mark. Antimedial and subterminal line not visible. There is fine yellow spots present at the coastal margin near apex region of forewing. Hindwing dark brown coloured. Head with frons and vertex dark brown coloured. Frons coarsely and densely scaled, with a stronger roof like tuft present between antennae. Thoracic tuft roughly present. Labial palpi upturned with black and yellow scales present on it. Male genitalia with broader valvae and rounded cucullus. Tegumen broader and shorter than uncus. Uncus hook shaped, Saccus u-shaped. Clavus longer. Aedaegus with short length vesica and a long cornutus present in the middle.

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