Discovery of Nemophora seraphias (Meyrick, 1907) (Lepidoptera, Adelidae) in Myanmar, with the description of a new subspecies

Toshiya HIROWATARI; Sadahisa YAGI; Mu Mu AUNG; Deliver HTWE; Nobuyuki TANAKA; Utsugi JINBO

doi:10.18984/lepid.77.2_89

Discovery of Nemophora seraphias (Meyrick, 1907) (Lepidoptera, Adelidae) in Myanmar, with the description of a new subspecies

Toshiya HIROWATARI , Sadahisa YAGI, Mu Mu AUNG, Deliver HTWE, Nobuyuki TANAKA, Utsugi JINBO

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Keywords: Distribution, fairy moth, genitalia, morphology, taxonomy

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2026 Volume 77 Issue 2 Pages 89-100

DOI https://doi.org/10.18984/lepid.77.2_89

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Abstract

Nemophora seraphias (Meyrick, 1907) (Adelidae, Adelinae), originally described from Assam, India, is reported from Myanmar for the first time. Specimens from Myanmar are distinct, having fuscous forewing markings, and therefore they are described as Nemophora seraphias fuscata Hirowatari & Jinbo, subsp. nov. This is the first report of this species in nearly 100 years. The nearest relatives of N. seraphias are discussed based on DNA barcode sequences.

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