Authaeretis sp. 2
- Family: Crambidae
- Subfamily: Spilomelinae
- Genus: Authaeretis
- Distribution: Sabah.
- Habitat: Lowland primary forest 650m.
- Wing Length: 11mm
Taxonomy
Authaeretis sp. 2 a single damaged specimen #5085 from Sabah (PHS) in the Schulze Coll. as ‘Syllete sp. 8 [nr. textalis]’.
Description
The purplish brown FW has a white square discocellular spot with darker marks on either side. Both wings have pale postmedian lines which are indistinct with pale patches anteriorly to the coronet mark on the FW. Schulze (2000) taxon #955. Authaeretis sp. 1 is similar but lacks the white band on its abdomen tip. See Protonoceras capitalis Fabricius, P. dolopsalis Walker and Protonoceros sp. 1 which differ in the shape and smoothness of the FW post median line. Some Herpetogramma spp. such as H. pseudovialis Hampson and H. luctuosalis (Guenée) are similar and may be taxonomically misplaced. Botys [Syllepte] ovialis Walker, 1859: 636 (confined to Africa?) is also very similar. See Coptobasis textalis.
References
- Schulze, C.H. (2000) Auswirkungen anthropogener Störungen auf die Diversität von Herbivoren. (Analys von Nachtfalterzönosen entlang von Habitatgradienten in Ost-Malaysia). Unpubl. PhD Thesis, University of Bayreuth, Germany: 350 pp.
- Lederer, J. (1863d [Dec]) Beitrag zur Kenntniss der Pyralidinen. Wien. entomol. Monat. 7 (12): 427-502, pl. 2-18.
- Walker, F. (1859d [May 10]) XVIII Pyralites, In; List Spec. Lepid. Ins. Coll. B. M., Cat. Lepid. Heterocera. Ser. 4, 18: 509-798.