Coptobasis sp. 25
- Family: Crambidae
- Subfamily: Spilomelinae
- Genus: Coptobasis
- Distribution: Sabah.
- Habitat: Lowland, disturbed forest, 460-480.
- Wing Length: 11mm
Taxonomy
Coptobasis sp. 25; A single male in the Schulze Coll. from Sabah, PHS.
Description
A dark grey-brown morphotype with a purplish sheen. The FW is practically obsolete but with a faint elongate discal spot. The HW is uniformly dark brown as is the slightly elongate body. The males have very large exposed valvae.
Schulze (2000) taxon #893 ‘Omiodes sp. 32’.
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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.