Bocchoris sp. 4
- Family: Crambidae
- Subfamily: Spilomelinae
- Tribe: Nomophilini
- Genus: Bocchoris
- Distribution: Sabah.
- Habitat: Lowland primary forest, 630m.
- Wing Length: 7mm
Taxonomy
Bocchoris sp. 4 nr to B. trimaculalis Snellen, 1880: 232-233. A single poor male specimen in the Schulze Coll. from Sabah (PHS).
Description
One of several white-spotted black Bocchoris spp. A Bocchoris sp. with three white spots, two on the FW. Similar to Aediodes trimaculalis Snellen but the elongated basal spot on the FW is slightly larger. Other Bocchoris sp. and morphospecies seen, have more white spots.
Schulze (2000) taxon #637.
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References
- Snellen, P. C. T., (1880) Nieuwe Pyraliden op het eiland Celebes gevonden door Mr. M. C. Piepers. Tijdschr. v. Ent., 23: 198-250.
- Schulze, C.H. (2000) Auswirkungen anthropogener Störungen auf die DiversitÀt von Herbivoren. (Analys von Nachtfalterzönosen entlang von Habitatgradienten in Ost-Malaysia). Unpubl. PhD Thesis, University of Bayreuth, Germany, 350pp.
