Crocidolomia sp. 1
- Family: Crambidae
- Subfamily: Glaphyriinae
- Genus: Crocidolomia
- Distribution: Sabah.
- Habitat: Primary hill and lower montane forest; <580-1500m.
- Wing Length: 13mm
Taxonomy
Crocidolomia sp. 1. An un-named specimen nr. C. pavonana (Fabricius, 1794) in the Schulze Coll. Another specimen from Sabah (Kundasan) is in FRC, Sepilok.
Description
This is very similar to C. pavonana and Crocidolomia sp. 2 & sp. 4 but it differs slightly in FW fasciation. The orbicular spots are large and conjoined and the HW has a broad purple-brown margin. Schulze (2000) taxon #306.
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References
- Meyrick, E. (1884) On the classification of the Australian Pyralidina, Trans. ent. Soc. Lond.: 61-88, 277-350.
- Hampson, G.F. (1896) Moths, Vol. IV, In Blandford, W.T. (ed.), The Fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma, W.T., Taylor and Francis, London: xxiii + 594pp.
- Schulze, C.H. (2000) Auswirkungen anthropogener Störungen auf die DiversitÀt von Herbivoren. (Analys von Nachtfalterzönosen entlang von Habitatgradienten in Ost-Malaysia). Unpubl. PhD Thesis, University of Bayreuth, Germany: 350 pp.
