Erinothus lollialis Walker
- Family: Crambidae
- Subfamily: Spilomelinae
- Genus: Erinothus
- Distribution: Thailand, W. Malaysia, Sabah, Sarawak, Phillipines.
- Habitat: Lowland to lower montane primary forest and disturbed and cultivated areas <1600m.
- Wing Length: 9mm
Taxonomy
The holotype of Botys lollialis Walker, 1859e: 1005 from Sarawak is in the BMNH. It is the TS of the monospecific genus Erinothus Hampson, 1898 [1899]: 706-707.
Description
A chocolate brown sp. with a very distinctive wing shape. Note the highly modified bases of the unipectinate antennae and the tuft of black scales on the costal fold of the FW.
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References
- Hampson, G. F. (1898 [1899]) A revision of the moths of the subfamily Pyraustinae and the family Pyralidae. Part 1, Proc. zool. soc. Lond.: 590-760.
- Walker, F. (1859e) Pyralides, In; List Spec. Lepid. Ins. Coll. B. M., Cat. Lepid. Heterocera. Ser. 4, 19: 799-1036.