Chabula sphenocosma Meyrick | The Pyralids of Borneo

Family: &nbsp; Crambidae
Subfamily: &nbsp; Spilomelinae
Genus: &nbsp; Chabula
Distribution: India (Sikkim, Assam), W.Malaysia, Sumatra, Sabah, Sarawak, Kalimantan Selatan. Lowland and hill, primary &amp; secondary forest (inc.
Habitat: Kerangas), scrub &amp; disturbed areas &lt;1080m.
Wing Length: 11mm

Taxonomy

The holotype of Margaronia sphenocosma Meyrick, 1894: 456 is from Kalimantan Selatan (Pulau Laut).

Description

This purple-grey, back and white sp. is readily distinguished from other Chabula spp. by details of its complex patterning. The sp. can be distinguished by the triangular white patch on the FW at the post median position and a narrowing white band ante-medianally. Schulze (2000) Taxon #302 & #049 ‘Chabula sp. 3’.

Chabula sphenocosma Meyrick specimen plate

References

Meyrick, E. (1894) XVIII On Pyralidina from the Malay Archipelago, Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1894: 455-480.