Authaeretis eridora Meyrick, [1894]; PED 12

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  Taxonomy

  
  

  The holotype of Authaeretis eridora Meyrick, 1886: 252 is from Fiji.
  
  Ms Syn. Prorodes mimica Swinhoe, 1894b: 205. TL Borneo, Pulo Laut;
  
  ms syn. Notarcha triparalis Warren, 1896f: 102. TL Khasias [India, Meghalaya] (=Prorodes leucothyralis Mabille (= P. mimica Shaffer et al., 1996);
  
  ms syn. Idiostrophe albipunctata Warren, 1896: 133 TL Australia (Mackay) (=Prorodes leucothyralis Mabille, 1900 LepIndex) (= P. mimica Shaffer et al., 1996);.
  
  ms syn. Sylepta [sic] machinalis Felder 1875, pl. 136, fig 36 TL Moluccas.
  
  ms syn. Prorodes leucothyralis Mabille, 1900: 746; TL Madagascar; LepIndex.
  
  Here we suggest that the genus Idiostrophe Warren should be considered as syn. with Authaeretis Meyrick, 1886 and Prorodes Swinhoe (syn. with Authaeretis by Shaffer et al. 1996) Several Prorodes spp. are here allocated to Authaeretis and most should be considered as ms syns. of Authaeretis eridora Meyrick.

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  Description

  
  

  Wing length : 12mm - 16mm. A glossy brown sp. with a purplish sheen and a few white spots and lines. Note the distinctive white 'coronet' on the post median part of the FW. The males have impressive palps and have large ochreous eversible anal hair pencils.

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  Distribution & Habitat

  
  

  Madagascar, India (NE, Meghalaya), Burma, Fiji, W. Malaysia, Sabah, Kalimantan Selatan, Sulawesi, Philippines, PNG (Admiralty Is.), Australia (Q), Solomon Is. (Choisul). Taiwan. Primary & secondary forest and cultivated areas; <630m.

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  Life History & Pest Status

  
  

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  Similar spp.

  
  

  Authaeretis sp. 1
  Authaeretis sp. 2

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  Unrelated Look-alike

  
  

  Protonoceras spp.

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  References

  
  

  Felder, C., Felder, R. & Rogenhofer A. F. (1875) Reise öste Fregatte Novara um die Erde in den Jarhen 1857, 1858, 1859 (Zool.), 2; 2 Abtheilung. Lepidoptera 2; 9 + 10+ 20 pp , 140 pls. Wien.
  
  Meyrick, E. (1886) Descriptions of Lepidoptera from the South Pacific. Trans. ent. Soc. Lond.:189-296.
  
  Swinhoe, C. (1894b) New species of Pyrales from the Khasia Hills. XXIX. Ann. Mag. nat. Hist., Ser 6, 14 (81): 197-210.
  
  Warren, W. (1896e) XIII New species of Pyralidae, Thyridiae and Epiplemidae Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. Ser. 6, (17) (98): 131-150.
  
  Warren, W. (1896f) XIII New species of Pyralidae, Thyridiae and Epiplemidae Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. Ser. 6, (17) (97): 94-106.

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  Genitalia

  
  

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  DNA Barcode

  
  

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  3D Imaging

  
  

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  Spare

  
  

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KEY TO TABS
(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