Size of the specimen - about 20-25mm
Location - Sri Lanka
Can anyone identify the Species, Genus or Family?
Thanks in advance!
As hypothesis, I suggest the family Lymantriidae. The specimen is a male.
Regards,
Rinaldo Nicoli
As hypothesis, I suggest the family Lymantriidae. The specimen is a male.
Regards,
Rinaldo Nicoli
Hi Tharindu - I do not know the lepidotterofauna of the Sri Lanka, but if the specimen was European, I also would say Lymantriidae. Best, Gianluigi
Lymantridae, conformed by Mr Nuwan chathuranga too, so agreed
Dear Tharindu,
What a nice photo? I agree with Rinaldo that it is Lymantriid insect but I could not reach to the species yet..
Regards,
Wafaa
You can try keying it out in Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma, Moths, Vol. 1, Family 22, Lymantriidae, on p. 432, viewable and downloadable online at: , and perhaps checking on current names at the Global Lepidoptera Names Index at: . Not yet available on BHL, but useful if you can find a copy which will cover all species known at the time (1930s), with color figures of most, will be Seitz Macrolepidoptera of the World, most likely Vol. 10, Indo-Australian Bombyces and Sphinges.
Dear Hareschandra,Dmitry,Stephen,Shirin,Wafaa and Julian,
Thank you very much for your valuable comments on this.
Best,
Tharindu.
Dear Tharindu,
Hope you could reach to the species. I want to know the name of this nice insect.
Regards,
Wafaa
I had a look in A. SEITZ, Macrolepidoptera of the World, Vol.10, (Indo-Australia).
I could not find a similar species there.
Dear Wafaa,
Still no luck with species or genus level. If I reach to something, will let you know for sure.
Dear Rudolf,
I have also checked in some reference books such as Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma, Moths. But still no luck. Could that mean, that this could be a new species?
Best,
Tharindu.
Hi Tharindu,
i did some re search on your moth and came up with a possible id
Laelia sp. close for L. exclamationis - please verify!
cheers!
Nuwan.
Hello Tharindu:
Inly for help I add this comment. Sorry but for any entomologist who does not know all the moth species from this area without photographic bibliogaphy to identificate the family of this butterfly we need to check "wing veins parcours".
Best wishes
Marcelo
Dear Nuwan and Marcelo,
Thank you very much guys for your valuable comments!
Best,
Tharindu.
Dear Tharindu,
it may be a new species, it may also be a species which is new introduced from an other country or it may be a species described recently. It may also be, that I am wrong.
The SEITZ is not very up-to-date, it was printed in 1934!
To decide whether this is a new species, you need a specialist, who knows the moths in your country and knows the family or genus of this specimen worldwide. And you need at least one specimen, not only as a photo.
Such a specialist may be Thomas WITT (he is on RG, but I do not know him closer). I think he would not make any desicion based only on this photo of you.
Cheers
Rudolf
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