Chabula sp. 4
- Family: Crambidae
- Subfamily: Spilomelinae
- Genus: Chabula
- Distribution: Sabah.
- Habitat: Lowland primary forest canopy 530m.
- Wing Length: 11mm
Taxonomy
Chabula sp. 4 is a single specimen near C. sphenocosma Meyrick in the Schulze Coll. from PHS.
Description
Although very similar to Chabula sphenocosma this purplish-grey and white morphotype is distinguished by subtle details of the shape and size of the white patches of its patterning. Schulze (2000) taxon #049. Chabula sp. 2, sp. 3 & Chabula sphenocosma are all very similar and may be conspecific.
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References
- Meyrick, E. (1894) XVIII On Pyralidina from the Malay Archipelago, Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1894: 455-480.
- 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: 350 pp.
- Walker, F. (1859e) XIX Pyralides [sic], In; List Spec. Lepid. Ins. Coll. B. M., Cat. Lepid. Heterocera. Ser. 4, 19: 799-1036.
