Review of the subfamily Aganainae (Lepidoptera, Erebidae) from Cambodia

Checklist of the subfamily Aganainae (Lepidoptera: Erebidae) from Laos with new records from adjacent countries

“…In Laos, we found three forms with different marking patterns in the marginal area of the hindwing as follows: (1) with a number of black spots (typical form known from Sri Lanka) (Fig. 16); (2) without black spots ; form known from Thailand and Cambodia; Kononenko & Pinratana, 2005;Bayarsaikhan et al, 2016); and (3) with black spots merging into a black stripe running along the hindwing edge (rare form; Fig. 15).…”

“…Aganainae is a widespread moth subfamily inhabiting the tropical zone (Barlow, 1982;Holloway, 1998;Kononenko & Pinratana, 2005;Bayarsaikhan et al, 2016). These moths are attracted to light sources in large amounts and, accordingly, are often present in collections.…”

“…For example, 18 species are recorded in Thailand (Kononenko & Pinratana, 2005). The faunas of Myanmar, Vietnam and Laos are almost unknown, with only few published records (Kononenko & Pinratana, 2005;Bayarsaikhan et al, 2016). Herein we provide an overview of the Aganainae fauna in Laos based on the collection of the Russian Museum of Biodiversity Hotspots (RMBH), Federal Center for Integrated Arctic Research, Russian Academy of Sciences (Arkhangelsk, Russia) and the available literature.…”

Morphological characterization and mt DNA barcode of a tiger moth species, Asota ficus (Fabricius, 1775) (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea: Erebidae: Aganainae) from India

“…Moths from this subfamily are pests on plant species of Apocynaceae, Asclepiadaceae, Moraceae (Holloway 1988;Common 1990;Bayarsaikhan et al 2016), and lactiferous families that contain cardenolides (Bayarsaikhan et al 2016). They feed on poisonous plants, and hence are often aposematic day flyers (Kitching & Rawlins 1998;Bayarsaikhan et al 2016).…”