Miltochrista parallelina Hampson 1894
Creators: name: Bayarsaikhan, Ulziijargal
name: Kwon, Hyung Wook
name: Kim, Jae Won
name: Bae, Yang-Seop
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Erebidae
Miltochrista
Miltochrista parallelina

description: Miltochrista parallelina Hampson, 1894
(Figs. 8, 29, 46)
Miltochrista parallelina Hampson, 1894, The Fauna of British India, II: 110. TL: Myanmar [Burma] (E. Pegu).
Distribution. Laos, Myanmar, Thailand (Černy & Pinratana 2009, Bucsek 2020; Volynkin et al. 2025).
Material examined. ♂, Laos, XiengKhouang Prov., Ban Tha II (N19˚43'01.29", E103˚35'23.53" Alt: 1126m), 13.XI.2015 (YS Bae, BS Park, SM Na, JW Kim, DJ Lee), adult and genitalia slide no. INU-12906L; ♂, 2♀, Laos, XiengKhouang Prov., Ban Tha (N19˚45'07.35", E103˚33'25.34" Alt: 11298m), 4.IV.2016 (YS Bae, BS Park, SM Na, JW Kim, DJ Lee), adults and genitalia slides no. INU-12983(female), 12984(male), 12985(female); ♀, Laos, Bolikhamsai Prov., PKK National Park (N18˚13'18.80", E102˚59'52.20" Alt: 195m), 9.VIII.2016 (YS Bae, BS Park, SM Na, DJ Lee, JH Ko); ♂, Laos, Bolikhamsai Prov., PKK National Park (N18˚21'12.70", E102˚45'21.50" Alt: 750m), 10.VIII.2016 (YS Bae, BS Park, SM Na, DJ Lee, JH Ko); 2♀, Laos, Bolikhamsai Prov., PKK National Park (N18˚30'12.2", E103˚03'40.5" Alt: 624m), 18.II.2017 (YS Bae, BS Park, SM Na, DJ Lee, JH Ko); ♂, 4♀, Laos, Bolikhamsai Prov., PKK National Park (N18˚27'23.76", E103˚03'05.15" Alt: 470m), 22.VII.2018 (YS Bae, DJ Lee, JH Ko, TG Lee, CM Jang, U Bayarsaikhan), adults and genitalia slides no. INU-12937(female), 12979(male), 12980(female; ♀, Laos, Bolikhamsai Prov., PKK National Park (N18˚27'23.76", E103˚03'05.15" Alt: 470m), 28.VIII.2018 (YS Bae, SM Na, DJ Lee, JH Ko, TG Lee, YB Cha, CM Jang), adult and genitalia slide no. INU-12977; ♂, Laos, Bolikhamsai Prov., PKK National Park (N18˚27'23.76", E103˚03'05.15" Alt: 470m), 04.VIII.2019 (YS Bae, MG, DJ Lee, JH Ko, TG Lee, YB Cha, CM Jang), adult and genitalia slide no. INU-12975.
Remarks. This species was previously reported from Laos (Khammouane Province) by Bucsek (2020). Here, we report it from the XiengKhouang and Bolikhamsai provinces for the first time. M. parallelina was first described by Hampson (1894) based on a single female, who highlighted the indistinct postmedial straight line on the forewing. Hampson (1900) was the first to illustrate the female adult. Later, Černy & Pinratana (2009) reported the species from Thailand with a male that lacked the postmedial straight line. Bucsek (2020) illustrated both sexes from Laos, noting that they exhibited a distinct postmedial straight line. In this study, we examined the male and female genitalia of both types of specimens and found no significant differences. Additional research is necessary to clarify these morphological variations.
description: Published as part of Bayarsaikhan, Ulziijargal, Kwon, Hyung Wook, Kim, Jae Won & Bae, Yang-Seop, 2025, Genus Miltochrista (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae) from Laos, with description of one new species, pp. 271-292 in Zootaxa 5632 (2) on page 280, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5632.2.3, http://zenodo.org/record/15371936