Mustilia castanea Moore, 1879
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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.3989.1.1 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6116009 |
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67. Mustilia castanea Moore, 1879 ( FIGURES 38 View FIGURE 38 F–38H)
Mustilia castanea Moore, 1879 , in Hewitson & Moore, Lep. Atkinson: 82. TL: [Darjeeling, India] “Darjiling”. Holotype: male (ZMHU) [examined].
Diagnosis. Very similar to M. undulosa , but can be distinguished by the following characters: forewings darker; hindwing with a spot near tornus.
Specimens examined. [SICHUAN] 1 male and 1 female, road from Songpan to Jiuzhaigou, 2600 m, 33˚12’ N, 103˚44’ E, 13.VII.2010, Floriani & Saldaitis leg. (MWM); [YUNNAN] Deqin County (Mt. Meilixueshan): 1 male, 15.VIII.2002, Ming-Yi Tian leg. (SCAU).
Bionomics. The larval host is unknown.
Distribution. Mainland China (Sichuan, Yunnan), Bhutan, Nepal, India.
Remarks. The species usually co-occurs with M. falcipennis but commonly flies at higher altitudes. This species is here recorded from China for the first time.
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