Coptobasis sp. 27
- Family: Crambidae
- Subfamily: Spilomelinae
- Genus: Coptobasis
- Distribution: Sabah.
- Habitat: Lowland primary & disturbed forest and cultivated areas; 430-650m.
- Wing Length: 12.5mm
Taxonomy
Coptobasis sp. 27 is an unnamed morphotype from Sabah PHS in the Schulze Coll. Generic placement is uncertain.
Description
A dark brown sp. with a bluish sheen on the wings. The only wing markings are faint darker patches at either end of the FW cell. The antennae are simple with swollen bases and a slightly serrate scape which is lightly covered by long cillia. both have a pale creamy underside thorax and abdomen with a paler collar. Note the short pale ocreous anal hair scales of the male. See Coptobasis sulcialis and Coptobasis sp. 23.
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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.