Miltochrista goaensis Kirti & Gill, 2009

Volynkin, Anton V. & Huang, Si-Yao, 2022, On the taxonomy of the genus Miltochrista Hübner with descriptions of five new species from India and China and notes on the genus Arctelene Kirti & Gill (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini), Ecologica Montenegrina 58, pp. 86-108 : 95

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.37828/em.2022.58.9
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scientific name	Miltochrista goaensis Kirti & Gill, 2009
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Miltochrista goaensis Kirti & Gill, 2009 View in CoL

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Miltochrista hollowai Kirti & Gill, 2009 View in CoL , Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia, 52B (1–2): 117, figs 27–35. (Type locality: “ India: Goa : Keri, 90 m ”).

Material examined. INDIA: MEGHALAYA: 1 male, Garo Hills, Nokrek Nat. Park , 25°40'N 91°04'E, 2– 13.VII.1997, 1150m, Afonin & Sinyaev leg., gen. prep. No.: ZSM GoogleMaps Arct. 323/2017 (prepared by Volynkin) ( MWM / ZSM) ; KERALA: 1 male, 1 female, 6 km N Munnar, 1700m, Kodalar Tea Estate , 10°06'N 77°04'E, 14–15.IV.1997, Schintlmeister & Sinyaev leg., montane rainforest, 14 °C, gen. prep. No.: ZSM GoogleMaps Arct. 303/2017 (male), ZSM Arct. 304/2017 (female) (prepared by Volynkin) ( MWM / ZSM) .

Diagnosis. The forewing length 8.0– 8.5 mm in males and 9.5 mm in female. Miltochrista goaensis is externally very similar to M. curvifascia and the reliable identification is possible through examination of the genitalia structures. The detailed comparison is provided above in the diagnosis of M. curvifascia .

Distribution. Northeast, Western and South India (Meghalaya, Goa, Kerala) ( Kirti & Gill 2009).