Dichocrocis sp. 9
- Family: Crambidae
- Subfamily: Spilomelinae
- Genus: Dichocrocis
- Distribution: Sabah.
- Habitat: Lowland primary forest 150m.
- Wing Length: 11.5mm
Taxonomy
Dichocrocis sp. 9. A series from Sabah in the SLS Coll.
Description
The broad brownish linear patterning on the yellow FW & HW forms a series of narrow elongate spots of variable lengths. There is a discal spot on the FW. This morphotype has a pattern similar to Dichocrocis sp. 8 but the lines are wider and it is slightly larger. See also other D. pandamalis Group spp. and Dichocrocis sp. 4 & 10. Tmw/Kitching Taxon #2665.
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References
- Whitaker, T. M. & Kitching, R. L. (2008) Turnover, Logging and ‘Macdonaldisation’: Studies of Moths in a Bornean Rainforest, Antennae (Bull Royal Ent. Soc.), 32 (1): 48-51.
- Walker, F. (1859e) Pyralides, In; List Spec. Lepid. Ins. Coll. B. M., Cat. Lepid. Heterocera. Ser. 4, 19: 799-1036.
