Autocharis amethystina Swinhoe
- Family: Crambidae
- Subfamily: Odontiinae
- Genus: Autocharis
- Distribution: India (Karnataka, Meghalaya), W. Malaysia, Sabah.
- Habitat: Lowland & hill forest; <630m.
- Wing Length: 16mm
Taxonomy
The holotype of Autocharis amethystina Swinhoe, 1894: 149 is from India (Cherapunjee). It is listed in the LepIndex as a junior subjective syn. of Glyphodes fessalis Swinhoe, 1886: 459, pl. 41, fig. 13 TL China (Macau) but the shape of the inner margin of the purplish apical markings are very different; here we treat the two spp. as distinct. A. fessalis is probably not present in Borneo.
Description
A large, creamy white sp. Wings with purplish subtermenal areas and FW with a narrow pale purplish brown, costal area. A small punctum is present in the FW cell. The long and porrect palpi and forelegs are a pale purplish brown. See A. fessalis Swinhoe for comparison.
Life History
Lowland, mainly in the primary forest canopy.
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References
- Swinhoe, C. (1886b). On the Lepidoptera of Mhow, in Central India. Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1886: 421–465, pls. 40-41.
- Swinhoe, C. (1894a) New species of Geometers and Pyrales from the Khasia Hills. XXII. A.M.N.H., 14 (6): 135-149.