Eristena sp.1
- Family: Crambidae
- Subfamily: Acentropinae
- Genus: Eristena
- Distribution: Sabah.
- Habitat: Lowland primary forest, In canopy; 580m
- Wing Length: 4.5mm
Taxonomy
Eristena sp. 1; an unnamed specimen in the Schulze Coll. from Sabah (PHS)
Description
A very small specimen with typical Eristena patterning in fulvous dark brown and white. The FW is mainly brown with virtually no postmedian white bordering the orange subtermenal area. The white central band on the HW is bordered by dark brown and the three tornal eyespots are incomplete. Schulze (2000) ‘Eristena sp. 1’ Taxon #014.
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References
- Schulze, C.H. (2000) Auswirkungen anthropogener Störungen auf die Diversität von Herbivoren. (Analys von Nachtfalterzönosen entlang von Habitatgradienten in Ost-Malaysia). Unpubl. PhD Thesis, University of Bayreuth, Germany, 350pp.