Eoophyla sp. 1 | The Pyralids of Borneo

Family: &nbsp; Crambidae
Subfamily: &nbsp; Acentropinae
Genus: &nbsp; Eoophyla
Distribution: Sabah.
Habitat: Lowland; &lt;300m.
Wing Length: 16mm

Taxonomy

Eoophyla sp. 1 is an unnamed species with a female in the MfNH Berlin.

Description

A large pale species with four small marginal eyespots on the HW. See females of E. crassicornalis Guenée 1854 and E. havensteini Speidel & May, 1999 which are superficially similar but have two marginal eyespots.

References

Guenée, A., (1854) in Boisduval, J. B. A. D. & Guenée, A., 1854. Histoire Naturelle des Insectes. Species Général des Lépidoptères. 8 (Deltoides et Pyralites): 448 + 6 pp., 10 pl. Paris.
Speidel, W. & Mey, W. (1999a) Die gattung Eoophyla auf den Philippinen II. Esperiana 7: 467-471, pl. 23 figs 3-4.