Rhagoba octomaculalis ( Moore, 1867 )

Ko, Jae-Ho, Bayarsaikhan, Ulziijargal, Lee, Tak-Gi & Bae, Yang-Seop, 2024, Review of the genus Rhagoba Moore, 1888 (Lepidoptera, Crambidae, Spilomelinae) from Laos, with a description of new species, Zootaxa 5443 (1), pp. 127-134 : 128-130

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Rhagoba octomaculalis ( Moore, 1867)

( Figs. 1 View FIGURES 1–5 , 6 View FIGURES 6–8 , 9 View FIGURES 9–10 )

Filodes octomaculalis Moore, 1867: 95 . TL: Darjeeling, India.

Pygospila octomaculalis Hampson, 1896: 361 View in CoL .

Rhagoba octomaculalis Moore, 1888: 218 .

Rhagoba bimaculata Moore, 1888: 218 .

Diagnosis. R. octomaculalis ( Moore, 1867) is morphologically very similar to R. obvellata Du & Li, 2012 , but it can be distinguished by the following genital characteristics: the apex of the uncus is narrower than that of R. obvellata , and the distal part of the sacculus is strongly curved in the male genitalia ( Fig. 6 View FIGURES 6–8 ); the antrum is broad, and longer than that of R. obvellata in the female genitalia ( Fig. 9 View FIGURES 9–10 ).

Material examined. (10 ♂, 4 ♀): LAOS: 1 ♀, Phou Khao Khouay National Protected Area, Tad Xai Waterfall , Bolikhamsai Prov., 8 XI 2015 (Bae Y.S., Park B.S., Na S.M., Kim J.W., Lee D.J.), (18°27´05.98”N 103°08´40.06”E Alt. 321 m), genitalia slide no. INU-7104L GoogleMaps ; 2 ♂, 1 ♀, Phosabous National Protected Area, Ban Tha , Xieng Khouang Prov., 5 IV 2016 (Bae Y.S., Park B.S., Na S.M., Kim J.W., Lee D.J.), (19°45´07.35”N 103°33´25.34”E Alt. 1298 m), genitalia slide no. INU-6809L, 7103L, 7106L GoogleMaps ; 6 ♂, 1 ♀, Phosabous National Protected Area, Ban Tha , Xieng Khouang Prov., 7 VIII 2016 (Bae Y.S., Park B.S., Na S.M., Lee D.J., Ko J.H.), (19°45´07.35”N 103°33´25.34”E Alt. 1298 m), genitalia slide no. INU-6808L, 7099L, 7100L, 7105L, 7107L, 7108L, 7109L GoogleMaps ; 2 ♂, 1 ♀, Phosabous National Protected Area, Ban Tha , Xieng Khouang Prov., 30 VI 2017 (Bae Y.S., Na S.M., Lee D.J., Ko J.H., Lee T.K.), (19°43´0.70”N 103°35´24.20”E Alt. 1204 m), genitalia slide no. INU-7098L, 7101L, 7102L GoogleMaps .

Distribution. Laos, Vietnam, Nepal, Bhutan, India, China.

Remarks. This species was first recorded in Laos by Kitajima (2020). Based on the examination of all Laotian specimens, this species exhibits three types of variation on the wing pattern: the first type has two large translucent patches on the wings ( Fig. 1a View FIGURES 1–5 ); the second type has one large and one small translucent patches on the forewing, and two small translucent patches on the hindwing ( Fig. 1b View FIGURES 1–5 ); the last one has a small translucent patch only on the forewing ( Fig. 1c View FIGURES 1–5 ).