Meganola brunellus ( Hampson, 1893 )

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37. Meganola brunellus ( Hampson, 1893)

Rhynchopalpus brunellus Hampson, 1893 , Illustrations of Typical Specimens of Lepidoptera Heterocera in the Collection of the British Museum, 9: 89.

Nola brunella Hampson, 1900 , Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum, 2: 34.

Nola achromia Hampson, 1909 , Annals and Magazine of Natural History, (8) 4: 352.

Celamoides corticella Eecke, 1926 , Zoologische Mededeelingen, Leiden, 9: 39.

Meganola pseudohypena Inoue, 1982 , Moths of Japan, 1: 667.

TL: Pundaloya, Sri Lanka; Syntypes.

TD: NHMUK.

Distribution in India. Nagaland, Sikkim, Assam ( Hampson 1900).

Elsewhere. Sri Lanka ( Hampson 1893); Taiwan, Japan, Ryukyu Island ( Inoue 2001); Japan ( Inoue 1982); Sumatra (Eecke 1926); Sundaland, Queensland, Bismarck Island ( Holloway 2003); Thailand ( László et al. 2010, 2015).

Host plant. Melastoma (Melastomataceae) Robinson et al. (2001).