A new species of the genus Chrysartona Swinhoe, 1892 from Myanmar (Lepidoptera, Zygaenidae, Procridinae)

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A previously undocumented species of moth, Chrysartona (Chrystarmanna) arakanensis, exists in Central and West Myanmar and is morphologically distinct from the related species Chrysartona (Chrystarmanna) refulgens. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.NOVEL_FINDING. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

SI-YAO HUANG; Bernard Mollet

doi:10.5281/zenodo.22258688

September 7, 2026Open Access

A new species of the genus Chrysartona Swinhoe, 1892 from Myanmar (Lepidoptera, Zygaenidae, Procridinae)

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Describe and classify a newly discovered forester moth species of the genus Chrysartona collected from montane regions of Myanmar.
Collected adult specimens from Mt. Popa in Central Myanmar and Mt. Victoria in West Myanmar.
Conducted comparative morphological evaluations and anatomical dissections of adult structures and genitalia relative to Chrysartona (Chrystarmanna) refulgens.
Formally described the new species Chrysartona (Chrystarmanna) arakanensis Huang & Mollet sp. n.
Established diagnostic morphological characters distinguishing the adults and genitalia of C. arakanensis from C. refulgens.

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Taxonomic analysis reveals a new forester moth species in Myanmar, highlighting regional biodiversity within the family Zygaenidae.

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A new species of the subgenus Chrystarmanna Efetov, 2006 of the genus Chrysartona Swinhoe, 1892 is described from Mt. Popa, Central Myanmar and Mt. Victoria, West Myanmar, viz. Chrysartona (Chrystarmanna) arakanensis Huang & Mollet sp. n. The comparison is made with Chrysartona (Chrystarmanna) refulgens Hampson, 1893. The adults and genitalia of the aforementioned species are illustrated.

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