Dichocrocis sp. 3
- Family: Crambidae
- Subfamily: Spilomelinae
- Genus: Dichocrocis
- Distribution: Sabah, Lowland primary & disturbed forest and cultivated areas.
- Habitat: 300-650m.
- Wing Length: 12mm
Taxonomy
Dichocrocis sp. 3 nr. D. pandamalis (Walker, 1859e). A series in the Schulze Coll.
Description
The patterning on the yellow FW & HW forms a series of broad elongate spots. The black discocellular spot is slightly elongated. The male abdomen ends after a dark patch with large brush of hair scales. Dichocrocis sp. 5 is similar but that morphotype has no spot in the FW discocellular area. Schulze (2000) taxon #229.
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References
- 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.
- Walker, F. (1859e) Pyralides, In; List Spec. Lepid. Ins. Coll. B. M., Cat. Lepid. Heterocera. Ser. 4, 19: 799-1036.
