Conogethes sp. 10.

Taxonomy

Conogethes sp. 10 from the DVCA treated here is an undefined taxon associated with the Conogethes punctiferalis group.

Description

The C. punctiferalis group specimen illustrated here, from Danum Valley has pale HWs but the spots are edged by darker orange. The FW of the same specimen has a very large pale blotch on each FW. There is usually evidence of this pale patch in some other C. punctiferalis group spp..

References

• Guenée, A. (1854) Deltoides et pyralites. In Boisduval, J.A. & Guenée, A., Hist. nat. des Insectes (Spec. gén. Lépid.) Vol. 8, 448pp. + 10 pls., Librarie Encyclopédique de Roret: Paris.