Eurrhyparodes sp. 1
- Family: Crambidae
- Subfamily: Spilomelinae
- Tribe: Herpetogrammatini
- Genus: Eurrhyparodes
- Distribution: Sabah.
- Habitat: Primary forest and a cultivated area, 460-600m.
- Wing Length: 7mm
Taxonomy
Eurrhyparodes sp. 1. is an unnamed specimen from PHS in the Schulze Coll. Genus det., Spiedel (1998)
It may be an extreme var. of E. bracteolalis Zeller but for the moment we are treating it as good species.
Description
The wings are almost entirely dark chocolate brown with some small yellow patches and a few metalic blue scales. The head thorax & abdomen are mainly dark brown.
Schulze (2000) taxon #531.
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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.
- Zeller, P.C. (1852a) Lepidoptera Microptera quae J. A. Wahlberg in Caffrorum terra legit, Stockholm: P. A. Norstedt & Söner. 120 pp.
