Gargela xanthocasis Meyrick, [1997]; PED 5

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  Taxonomy

  
  

  The holotype of Mixophyla xanthocasis Meyrick, 1897: 81 is from New Guinea. The paratype in the NHM is from Sulawesi, Sangir.

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  Description

  
  

  Wing length: 6mm. This morphotype is an unnamed Gargela series in the NHM with a single sub-termenal black spot which matches exactly the description of G. xanthocasis in Meyrick, (1897). The paratype has three small sub-termenal black spots and no diagonal black line across the FW apex and is best considered as a different sp. See Inoue et al. (1982) Pl. 38 fig. 68 for an additional illustration.

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  Distribution & Habitat

  
  

  India (S, N), Nepal, Thailand, W.Malaysia, Sabah, Brunei, Kalimantan Selatan, Indonesia (Seram, Sulawesi), PNG, New Ireland, Philippines, China, (W), Taiwan, Japan. Lowland & lower montane; 400 - 1440m.

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  Life History & Pest Status

  
  

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  Similar spp.

  
  

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  Unrelated Look-alikes

  
  

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  References

  
  

  Meyrick, E. (1897c) On Lepidoptera from the Malay Archipelago, Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond.: 69-92.

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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