Nosophora conjunctalis Walker, 1866

Rao, B. Sumit Kumar & Sivaperuman, Chandrakasan, 2025, Contribution to the knowledge of Pyraloid moths (Lepidoptera, Pyraloidea) from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India, Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 11 (1), pp. 129-149 : 137-138

Nosophora conjunctalis Walker, 1866 ( Figs 2L, 4I, 5I)

Nosophora conjunctalis Walker, 1866:1483 . TL: Indonesia.

Material examined. 2♂♂, India, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, North Andaman, Bahadur Tikrey , 08-I-2019, coll. B. Sumit Kumar Rao (Reg. No. ZSI / ANRC /T-16085, T-16086) ; 2 spec., India, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, North Andaman, Bahadur Tikrey, Diglipur , 08-I-2019, coll. B. Sumit Kumar Rao (Reg. No. ZSI / ANRC /T-16087) ; 3♂♂, India, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, North Andaman, Chainpur , 17-X-2019, coll. B. Sumit Kumar Rao (Reg. No. ZSI / ANRC /T-16088, T-16089, T-16090)

Diagnosis. Externally similar to Nosophora albiguttalis but can be differentiated by small rectangular shaped whitish patch in cell followed by a large white lunular post medial patch from sub-costa to M3. The male genitalia further differentiate this species, as it possesses an uncus with a noticeable indentation, broad transtilla arms, and a narrow gnathos band. The vinculum and saccus are V-shaped, while the valva is rectangular in form. Additionally, the phallus is characterized by a pair of curved cornuti, which further aids in its identification.

Distribution. Borneo, Australia ( Hampson, 1896), India ( Das et al., 2020; Gupta, 1994; Reddy & Murthy, 2021).

Remarks. Significantly expanding its known range, this species, previously documented only in mainland India (Assam, Kerala, and West Bengal), has now been recorded for the first time in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands (North Andaman and Great Nicobar). Representative individuals of this species were observed in traps placed in secondary forest margins.