Coptobasis? sp. 21
- Family: Crambidae
- Subfamily: Spilomelinae
- Genus: Coptobasis
- Distribution: Sabah.
- Habitat: Lowland forest canopy, 630m.
- Wing Length: 12mm
Taxonomy
Coptobasis sp. 21. A specimen from Sabah, PHS, in the Schulze Coll.
Description
The wings of this sooty dark brown species have no markings except for a faint, darker, ‘c’ shaped orbicular mark. On the underside there is a narrow fawn neck collar. The abdomen is much elongated. Note the pale fawn anal hair pencils.
Schulze (2000), taxon #294.
See the much smaller Bradina melanoperas Hampson & Coptobasis sp. 22
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References
- 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.
