Agrioglypta deliciosa Butler | The Pyralids of Borneo

Family: &nbsp; Crambidae
Subfamily: &nbsp; Spilomelinae
Tribe: &nbsp; Margaroniini
Genus: &nbsp; Agrioglypta
Distribution: Sri Lanka, India (W. Bengal, Nicobar Is.), W. Malaysia, Sabah, Brunei, Sarawak, Idonesia (Kalimantan Timur, Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, Seram), PNG, Australia (Q) Solomon Is. Philippines.
Habitat: No data.
Wing Length: 11mm

Taxonomy

The holotype of Glyphodes deliciosa Butler, 1887: 118-119 is from the Solomon Is. (Alu).

syn. Glyphodes hageni Hering 1901b: 265, pl 1 fig 24 TL Indonesia (Sumatra).

Description

As with most Agrioglypta spp. the background colouration is shining white with distinctive brown and purplish facies. It is very similar to the related A. excelsalis Walker 1865 [1866], but the shape of one of the triangular white markings on the FW is different.

Agrioglypta deliciosa Butler specimen plate

References

Butler, A.G. (1887) Description of New Species of Heterocerous Lepidoptera (Pyralites) from the Solomon Islands. Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. 5, (20): 114-124.
Herring, E.M. (1901b) Eubersicht der Sumatra-Pyralidae, Stett. Entomol. Zeit., 62 (6-12) III-IV, 219-348.