Bocchoris trimaculalis Snellen
- Family: Crambidae
- Subfamily: Spilomelinae
- Tribe: Nomophilini
- Genus: Bocchoris
- Distribution: Burma, Thailand, W. Malaysia, Sabah, Indonesia (Sulawesi).
- Habitat: Lowland primary forest & cultivated areas.
- Wing Length: 8mm
Taxonomy
The female holotype of Aediodes trimaculalis Snellen, 1880: 232-233, Snellen (1884) pl.4, figs 2, 2a, from Sulawesi (Makassar), is in the RMNH Leiden.
As Bocchoris in Globiz.
Description
A Bocchoris sp. with three obvious white spots, two on the FW but there is also a small white patch on the tornus extending from the fringes. The black abdomen is ringed by white on the first, fifth and eigth segment. A long tuft of white scales project backwards from behind the eyes. Other Bocchoris spp. and morphospecies have more white spots. See Bocchoris sp. 4 which is similar. Other Bocchoris spp. and morphospecies have more white spots on the FW.
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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.
- Snellen, P. C. T. (1884) Lepidoptera van Celebes verzameld door M. C. Piepers, met aanteekeningen en beschrijving der nieuwe soorten. Tijdschr. v. Ent., 27: 35-54, pl. 3-5.
- 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, 350pp.
