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Cyana bianca
Thank you so much bayucca for all the effort. Edit'll be done right away.
The suggested ID of Cyana bianca was confirmed by Roger Kendrick!
So you might delete the cf. :-)
https://www.facebook.com/groups/IndianMo...
Looks like this is really the case...
Females with 2 spots, males with 3 spots:
http://www.papua-insects.nl/about%20Papu...
I will ask for a confirmation of the ID, since it might be that Cyana determinata and Cyana bianca are synonyms and the actual taxon might be Cyana determinata:
http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-7/nuda...
Thanks bayucca for the guidence. Your ref. mothsofborneo.com shows two pictures: male with three black dots and female two, like this one. Could you recheck once?
Namgyal, I am not so sure if it really is the female. I suggest, that you mentioned that in the description field:" Might be the female"., but delete it in the titel, unless it is confirmed by an expert. Thanks for your confidence, but we should be sure about this.
Erebidae, Arctiinae, Lithosiini/Nudariini?, Cyana sp. and looks like being Cyana bianca. Could be the female?
http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-7/nuda...
Cyana is quite a complex genus. And I am not sure how trustable all the IDs on the net really are.
http://www.titlitrust.com/Arctiidae_Lith...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/50307457@N0...
http://norfolkbirderinthailand.blogspot....
Cyana malayensis is most probably not found in India and has only one black spot, not two like yours.
http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-7/nuda...
This is a moth in the family Arctiidae, genus Cyana. I hope someone else can help you further!