Nosophora maculalis (Leech, 1889)

Ahmad, Jalil, Shah, Suresh Kr., Mishra, Purnendu, Joshi, Rahul & Singh, Navneet, 2023, New record of moths (Lepidoptera) from India, Records of the Zoological Survey of India 123 (1), pp. 13-20 : 14

1. Nosophora maculalis (Leech, 1889) ( Figure 1 )

1889. Sylepta maculalis Leech, Entom. : 67, pl.3

Material examined: Bihar: VTR: rest house, 10.x.2017, 01 ex. (Coll. Singh and Ahmad) .

Diagnosis: Forewing with large irregular patch of discal area and two small postmedian spots.

Distribution: India, Bihar (present study); Japan, Russia and China.

Figures

Figures 1-7. Adults: 1. Nosophora maculalis (Leech, 1889), 2. Oreta loochooana Swinhoe, 1902, 3. Eugoa brun- nea Hampson, 1914, 4. Fossia melanandra (Černý, 2009), 5. Miltochrista roseogrisea (Rothschild, 1913), 6. Spilosoma howqua Moore, 1877, 7. Adrapsa ablualis Walker, (1859).