Chalcidoptera pryeri Hampson
- Family: Crambidae
- Subfamily: Spilomelinae
- Genus: Chalcidoptera
- Distribution: Sabah.
- Habitat: No data.
- Wing Length: 10mm
Taxonomy
Chalcidoptera pryeri Hampson, 1898: 665, pl. 50 fig. 1. The holotype from Sabah. (Sandakan) is in the BMNH.
Description
Sexually dimorphic. The red males closely resemble Chalcidoptera emissalis Walker but the wing shapes are different. The association of male and female in many Chalcidoptera spp. needs confirmation.
Tap/Click to zoom
References
- Hampson, G. (1898) A revision of the moths of the subfamily Pyraustinae and the family Pyralidae. Part 1, Proc. zool. soc. Lond.: 590-760.
- Walker, F. (1865c [Oct 14]) List Spec Lepid. Ins. Coll. B. M., Cat. Lepid. Heterocera. 33, (Suppl. 3): 707-1533.