A review of Micardia Butler, 1878 from China (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Eustrotiinae
Author
Chen, Fuqiang
Author
Xue, Dayong
text
Zootaxa
2012
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journal article
10.5281/zenodo.281959
5a8054dc-166b-403e-9222-2ef60eb13042
1175-5326
281959
Micardia argentata
Butler, 1878
Fig. 9
Micardia argentata
Butler, 1878
,
Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist.
, (5)1: 81;
Warren, 1912
,
in
Seitz,
Macrolepid. World
, 3: 280, 52e;
Sugi, 1982
,
in
Inoue
et al.
,
Moths of
Japan
: 813, pl. 197, figs. 2, 3.
Type
locality:
Japan
, Yokohama. [BMNH].
Eustrotia argentata
:
Hampson, 1910
,
Cat. Lep. Phal. Br. Mus.
, 10: 574.
Diagnosis.
The species is distinguishable from other species of
Micardia
by the white stripe covered most area of the discal cell on the forewing.
Material Examined.
JAPAN
: Yokohama,
IX.1877
, coll. Jonas, 13 (
Holotype
) (
BMNH
, photograph examined).
Distribution.
China
(Zhejiang), N.
Korea
,
Japan
.
Remarks.
The
holotype
is examined from photos from the BMNH. A male specimen was first recorded from
China
by
Hampson (1910)
. It is labelled as "C.
China
, Kiukiang, Snowy Valley, W.B. Pryer" and "Chekiang" (provided by Mr. M. R. Honey). There is a discrepancy for the locality between "Kiukiang" (Jiujiang, Jiangxi) and "Snowy Valley" (nr. Ningbo, Zhejiang). Because there is another label, namely "Chekiang", we report the species from Zhejiang following the advice of M. R. Honey. We also have not found the species in our collection.