Antoculeora ornatissima (Walker, 1858)

Scientific name

Antoculeora ornatissima (Walker, 1858)

Synonyms

Plusia ornatissima Walker, 1858

Cerviplusia wukongensis Chou & Lu, 1974

Type-locality

North Hindostan (India)

Diagnosis

A. ornatissima differs from its closely related species A. locuples by its smaller wingspan and more reddish-bronze colour.

Description

Wingspan of adults 36-40mm. Spherical rounded medium sized compound eyes. Frons and vertex copper-bronze coloured. Frons distinctly exceeding the eyes. Labial palpi upturned, third segment is pointed and small. Second segment of labial palpi is densely covered with reddish scales. Antennae of male and female filliform in shape. Metathoracic tuft well developed looks like a pair of horns and generally reddish orange colured. Meso and meta thorax densely covered with hairs. Foreleg, midleg and hindleg is similar in male and female. Femur and tibia of foreleg covered with brownish-orange hairs. Tarsi full of spines. Two pairs of spurs present on hind leg. Abdomen light brown coloured. Abdominal tuft well developed. Two prominent crest present on abdomen. Anal tuft present. Orange coloured scales present on the back portion of the entire abdomen. Forewing triangular, subfalcate and metallic shimmering present on the termen region and post medial region. Antemedial line golden coloured and ends at the stigma. Stigma mark is like two large oval spot with silver colour filled in to it. Comma like structure present above the gamma mark, most identifying feature of this species. Male genitalia robust. Valvae with longer projections outwards. Fultura Inferior rather low, apical part more or less broadly triangular. Tegumen arms are extremely swollen anteriorly and, in dorsal view, diverge at 180 degree. Basal part of vesica with two diverticula bearing bundles of short, spiniform cornuti, one of them usually long, tubular, second much smaller, often without spinules; distal part of vesica with scobinate walls but without spinulose field.

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