Subject Editor: Jadranka Rota
The previously unknown female of
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HNHM – Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest.
2♂, 2♀ China, Yunnan Diqing Tibetan Auf. Pref. Tiger Leaping Gotge, SE Slope at Sean’s Guesthouse, 2000-2500 m
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Female genitalia (
The collecting site of the specimens examined by us is only 20 kilometers north-east of the type locality, both sites in Yunnan Province of China.
The moth habitus and the structure of the male (
The similarity in the appearance of the androconial scales of
Additionally, these two species differ in their external appearance. The costal half of the forewing of
It is very interesting that, in spite of such differences in morphology and distribution, the androconial scales of these two species are similar to such an extent. In both species the piliform androconial scales are located on the anal margin of the hindwing starting from the An1 vein and they are as long as the width of the hindwing.
We are very grateful to Dr. Zsolt Bálint (Budapest) for his help in studying museum collections of Hungarian Natural History Museum.