Harutaeographa yangzisherpani transformis Hreblay & Ronkay, 1999

Benedek, Balazs, Saldaitis, Aidas & Rimsaite, Jolanta, 2012, Taxonomic and faunistic studies on the genus Harutaeographa (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Orthosiini) with description of a new species, ZooKeys 242, pp. 51-67 : 54

Harutaeographa yangzisherpani transformis Hreblay & Ronkay, 1999 syn. nov. Figs 319

Material examined.

2 males, Nepal, Janakpur, Dolakha area, Thulopatal district, Salle village, 2250-2400 m, 27°35.998'N, 86°09.775'E 5-8.ii.2011, leg. Balázs Benedek, in the collection of BBT; slide No. JB1807m (Fig. 19).

Note.

The genitalia of Harutaeographa yangzisherpani yangzisherpani Hreblay & Ronkay, 1999 from Nepal exactly match those of Harutaeographa yangzisherpani transformis Hreblay & Ronkay from N. Vietnam pictured in Esperiana, 1999. The very slight genital differences between Harutaeographa yangzisherpani yangzisherpani Hreblay & Ronkay, 1999 and Harutaeographa yangzisherpani transformis Hreblay & Ronkay, 1999, suggest that they representing the same taxon and it is not reasonable to separate them as subspecies. Thus, Harutaeographa yangzisherpani transformis Hreblay & Ronkay, 1999 is combined here as a synonym of Harutaeographa yangzisherpani yangzisherpani Hreblay & Ronkay, 1999. It is first report of this species from Nepal.