Circobotys obscuriptera Wang 2018

Circobotys obscuriptera Wang in Gao & Wang, 2018 (Figs 5–6, 14–15) Circobotys obscuriptera Wang in Gao & Wang, 2018: 204–206, figs 12, 19, 24. TL: China, Sichuan Province, Mabian County, Yonghong Village, 28°33'N 103°24'E, 1500 m. Material examined. INDIA: 1 ♂, 1 ♀, Ukhrul district, Shirui Hill, Shirui Guest House, 25°7’35.20’’N 94°26’8.60’’E, 1930 m, 12 viii 2016, one with gen. prep. JSI 343 ♀, leg. JS Irungbam; 1 ♂, Ukhrul district, Shirui Hill, Site 01, 25,1264°N, 94,4357°E, 1930 m, 13 iii 2019, gen. prep. JSI 159, leg. JS Irungbam. Diagnosis. In males, forewing length is 14 mm (n = 2), and wingspan is 27 mm. Externally, adults of Circobotys obscuriptera (Figs 5–6) are similar to C. plebeia Munroe & Mutuura, 1969. In the male genitalia, this species can be distinguished by the narrower valva in the basal half, the sacculus with a slender, finger-shaped dorsal process, and the sella basally produced to the end of the sacculus forming a sharp process (Fig. 14), whereas in C. plebeia, the valva is subparallel in the dorso-ventral view, the sacculus has a triangular dorsal process, and the sella is not produced into a process (see Fig. 15 in Munroe & Mutuura 1969). Distribution. India (Manipur) and China (Gao & Wang 2018). Biology. There are currently no published records on life stages other than adults, and neither on larval hostplants. The related C. aurealis (Leech, 1889) feeds on Bambusa (Poaceae) during the larval stage (Robinson et al. 2023). The specimens investigated in this study were collected at an altitude of 1,930 m and were attracted to light. Remarks: This is the first record of this species from India; it was previously known only from China (Gao & Wang 2018).