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Dichocrocis sp. 13

  • Family: Crambidae
  • Subfamily: Spilomelinae
  • Genus: Dichocrocis
  • Distribution: Sabah.
  • Habitat: Primary & disturbed forest and cultivated areas, 460-630m.
  • Wing Length: 11.5mm

Taxonomy

Dichocrocis sp. 13. A morphotype nr. Dichocrocis actinialis spp.. Specimens from Sabah in the Schulze Coll.

Description

A yellow morphotype with complex grey-brown linear patterning Schulze (2000) Taxon #246. See other Dichocrocis actinialis group spp. such as Dichocrocis sp. 10 & sp. 12.

References

  • Snellen, P.C.T. (1895 [1896]) Aanteekeningen over Pyraliden. Tijdschr. v. Ent., 38: 103-161, pl. 5,6. [in Dutch]
  • Schulze, C.H. (2000) Auswirkungen anthropogener Störungen auf die DiversitĂ€t von Herbivoren. (Analys von Nachtfalterzönosen entlang von Habitatgradienten in Ost-Malaysia). Unpubl. PhD Thesis, University of Bayreuth, Germany: 350 pp.

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