Ecpatia obscura Holloway 2009

Pellinen, Markku J. & Mutanen, Marko, 2019, Two new species of Ecpatia Turner, 1902, and the first records of Ecpatia sciachroa Hampson, 1926 and Ecpatia obscura Holloway, 2009 from Thailand (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae, Noctuinae), Zootaxa 4609 (3), pp. 574-582 : 578

Ecpatia obscura Holloway 2009

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The presence of E. obscura ( Figs. 4 and 12 ) Holloway in Thailand is confirmed, from northern Thailand: province Lampang). It was identified by comparing its genitalia (slide no MJP1021) to fig.82. in Moths of Borneo, Part 13. One specimen was detected from Thailand: province Lampang, Muban Phichai, 02.iii.2011. Externally, E. obscura is closest to E. longinquua ( Fig 5 ).

Genetic characterization. E. obscura shows a highly characteristic DNA barcode, the closest sequences available to us in BOLD are those of E. dulcistriga (7.52%).

Figures

FIGURES 1–5. 1a. Ecpatia grisescens sp. n., paratype male (Thailand, Lampang, Chae Hom, 07.x.2014.), wingspan 23 mm. 1b. E. grisescens sp. n., paratype female (Thailand, Lampang, Chae Hom, 26.vi.2015), wingspan 24 mm. 2a. E. spiculivalva sp. n., paratype male (Thailand, Lampang, Muban Phichai, 12.vi.2013), wingspan 24 mm. 2b. E. spiculivalva sp. n., paratype female (Thailand, Lampang, Muban Phichai, 23.v.2015), wingspan 24 mm. 3a. E. sciachroa male (Thailand, Lampang, Muban Phichai, 30.v.2009), wingspan 27 mm. 3b. E. sciachroa female (Thailand, Lampang, Muban Phichai, 29.vi.2011), wingspan 27 mm. 4. E. obscura male (Thailand, Lampang, Muban Phichai, 02.iii.2011), wingspan 26 mm. 5. E. longinquua male (Japan, Kagoshima pref. Amamioshima Is. 08.vi.2010, Teruhiko Fukuda leg.)

FIGURES 10–13. 10a. Male genitalia of E. sciachroa slide MJP111 (Thailand, Lampang, Muban Phichai, 30.v.2009), 10b. aedeagus slide MJP111. 11. Female genitalia, slide MJP112 (Thailand,27.ix.2009). 12a Male genitalia of E. obscura slide MJP1021 (Thailand, Lampang, Muban Phichai, 02.iii.2011). 12b aedeagus slide MJP1021. 13a Male genitalia of E. longinquua 13b aedeagus, slide of Teruhiko Fukuda Japan, Kagoshima pref. Amamioshima Is. 22.ii.2009.