Chabula sp. 1
- Family: Crambidae
- Subfamily: Spilomelinae
- Genus: Chabula
- Distribution: Sabah.
- Habitat: Hill Forest, 650m.
- Wing Length: 11mm
Taxonomy
Chabula sp. 1 is a morphotype from Sabah, found in the 'unsorted Glyphodes' drawers of the BMNH [216-218].
Description
Most similar to Chabula terealis Meyrick and C. telphusalis Walker but This brownish purple and white sp. is readily distinguished from them and other Chabula spp. by details of the shape of the white patches of its complex patterning.
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References
- Meyrick, E. (1894) XVIII On Pyralidina from the Malay Archipelago, Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1894: 455-480.
- Walker, F. (1859e) XIX Pyralides [sic], In; List Spec. Lepid. Ins. Coll. B. M., Cat. Lepid. Heterocera. Ser. 4, 19: 799-1036.
