Bradina sp. 5
- Family: Crambidae
- Subfamily: Spilomelinae
- Genus: Bradina
- Distribution: Sabah.
- Habitat: lower montane, primary & disturbed forest, 1200-1400m
- Wing Length: 14.5mm
Taxonomy
Bradina sp. 5. A single specimen, Leg. Hauser from Sabah (MKNP) in the Schulze Coll. Generic placement uncertain. It may be a Hymenoptychis Zeller, 1852: 64.
Description
Dull brown-black in colour with no obvious markings on the wings. It resembles Bradina sp. 6 or a Hymenoptychis sp. (Zeller, 1852: 64).
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References
- Zeller, P.C. (1852) Lepidoptera Microptera quae J. A. Wahlberg in Caffrorum terra legit, Stockholm: P. A. Norstedt & Söner. 120 pp.
- 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.
