Bradina melanoperas Hampson
- Family: Crambidae
- Subfamily: Spilomelinae
- Tribe: Steniini
- Genus: Bradina
- Distribution: Burma, Sarawak.
- Habitat: Lowland to lower montane <1520m.
- Wing Length: 15.5mm
Taxonomy
The holotype of Bradina melanoperas Hampson, 1896: 227 is from Myanmar, E. Pegu
- syn. Bradina melanoperas sinensis Caradja, 1925: 334
- TL China, Zhejiang, Hangzhou, Moganshan [Mokanshan]; Guangdong [Canton], Lienping.
- Infra sp., in Globiz as a ssp.
Description
Totally dull dark brown with a partial curving post-medial line and a large dark orbicular spot on the FW. The males have short buff anal hair pencils.
Similar to Bradina opacusalis Swinhoe, 1904: 156 and Bradina sp. 3.
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References
- Hampson, G.F. (1896) Moths, Vol. IV, In Blandford, W.T. (ed.), The Fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma, W.T., Taylor and Francis, London: xxiii + 594pp.
- Hampson, G.F. (1897b) 7, On the classification of two subfamilies of moths of the Family Pyralidae; the Hydrocampinae and Scoparianae. Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1897: 127-240.
- Swinhoe, C. (1904a) New species of Eastern, Australian and African Heterocera in the national collection. Trans. ent Soc. Lond. 1904 (3): 139-158.
