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Agrotera scissalis Walker, [1866]; PED 11


  • Taxonomy


    The holotype of Aediodes scissalis Walker, [1866] 1865: 1526-7 from Java is in the NHM. A. scissalis and A. magnificalis are distinct from other Agrotera spp and may prove not to be congeneric with the A. basinotata group.

  • Description


    Wing length : 10mm. Similar to A. magnificalis Hampson 1893 but it has slightly different wing shape and the HW has an orange basal area. See RTS (1994).

  • Distribution & Habitat


    Sri Lanka, India (Maharashra, Sikkim, W.Bengal), Nepal, Burma, Thailand, Sabah, Java, Philippines, Taiwan, China (S.). Lowland; <400m.

  • Life History & Pest Status


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  • Similar spp.


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  • Unrelated Look-alikes


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  • References


    RTS (1994): 184, pl.30, fig.18.

    Walker ([1866 Jan 13]1865) List Spec Lepid. Ins. Coll. B. M., Cat. Lepid. Heterocera. 34, (Suppl. 4): 1121-1533.

  • Genitalia


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  • 3D Imaging


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  • Spare


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(1) Taxonomy, (2) Description, (3) Distribution & Habitat, (4) Life History & Pest Status, (5) Similar spp., (6) Unrelated Look-alikes, (7) References, (8) Genitalia, (9) DNA Barcode, (10) 3D Imaging, (11) Spare