Crypsiptya sp. 1
- Family: Crambidae
- Subfamily: Pyraustinae
- Genus: Crypsiptya
- Distribution: Sabah.
- Habitat: Lowland primary forest canopy & cultivated area, 460-580m.
- Wing Length: 11mm
Taxonomy
Crypsiptya sp. 1. A series nr. C. coclesalis Walker from Sabah in the Schulze Coll.
Description
A pale brownish sp. with darker wing margins with the exception of the HW inner area. There is a faint stigma in the FW cell and indications of marginal neural spots on both wings. The markings are less distinct than in C. coclesalis. Schulze (2000) Taxon #431 ‘as Hyalobathra sp. 3’.
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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, 350pp.
- Walker, F. (1859d [May 10]) Pyralides, In; List Spec. Lepid. Ins. Coll. B. M., Cat. Lepid. Heterocera. Ser. 4, 18: 509-798.