Gyrtona todara (Hampson, 1912)

Nigramma todara Hampson, 1912, Cat. Lepid. Phal. Br. Mus., 11: 199. Syntypes: 3 males, 3 females, India: Tamil Nadu, Nilgiris (BMNH).

Gyrtona todara: Poole, 1989, in Heppner, Lepidopterorum Catalogus, Fasc. 118 Noctuidae: 474.

Diagnosis. This species has a specialized wing pattern. The subbasal line is double with black zone inside; the reniform is black, with a cluster of erected black scales centrally; the submarginal line is grey, outlined with brown shadow posteriorly and a series of small black marks anteriorly; the marginal area is brown; basal half of the hindwing is hardly transparent.

Material examined. None.

Distribution. China (Hong Kong), India. The species was reported for China by Ades & Kendrick (2004).