Hermonassa legraini Plante, 1994

Figs 37, 52, 61

Hermonassa legraini Plante, 1994, Tyo-to-Ga 44(4): 226, figs 3 (adult), 10 (male genitalia); Hreblay and Ronkay 1997: 25, fig. 126; Ronkay et al. 2013: 33, pl. 8: figs. 1, 2, pl. 27, figs 37-40, gen. figs 57, 58; Fu et al. 2013: 518, pl. 45, fig.10.

Type material.

Holotype: ♂, Taiwan, Prov. Tayuling, Hualien Co., 30 km SE of Lishan, 2'650 m, 25.ix.1992, F. Aulombard & J. Plante. MHNG ENTO-12727. Dissected, ex slide J. Plante 1557, not examined.

Distribution and biology.

According to Ronkay et al. (2013) and Fu et al. (2013), H. legraini is endemic to Taiwan: "One of the rarest Noctuidae species in Taiwan. It is confined to the higher mountains in Central Taiwan between 1950-3100 m altitudes. The adults can be found from late July to October. Univoltine" (Fu et al. 2013: 518).