Cirrhochrista sp. 5 | The Pyralids of Borneo

Family: &nbsp; Crambidae
Subfamily: &nbsp; Spilomelinae
Tribe: &nbsp; Margaroniini
Genus: &nbsp; Cirrhochrista
Distribution: W.
Habitat: Malaysia; lowland primary &amp; disturbed forest 610m
Wing Length: 12mm

Taxonomy

Cirrhochrista sp. 5. an unnamed morphotype in the HSB Coll from GTE.

Description

This resembles C. minuta Swinhoe, 1902a: 181 in its lack of transverse fasciation on both wings even lacking the FW postmedian (sub-apical) line of that sp. The course of the indistinct transverse markings are indicated on the FW by brown speckles and a single fulvous median subcostal marking. The FW anterior margins (costa, apex and termen are narrowly fulvous with a narrow dark brown lines internally. Compared to most spp. in the C. brizolalis group the sub-termenal bands are narrower and less ornamented in dark brown and orange.

References

Swinhoe (1902a) XXVIII Descriptions of new Eastern and Australian Moths Ann. Mag. nat. Hist., Ser.7, 9 (49): 165-182.