Glauconoe sp. 2
- Family: Crambidae
- Subfamily: Pyraustinae
- Genus: Glauconoe
- Distribution: Sabah.
- Habitat: Lowland; <150m.
- Wing Length: 12mm
Taxonomy
Glauconoe sp. 2, an un-named specimen, from Sabah (Telupid) as Hapalia sp., in the FRC (Sepilok) Coll. The exact identification of the sp. is uncertain, but we temporarily allocate it to Glauconoe Warren, 1892.
Note the Genus Hapalia Hübner, 1818: 19 was considered a syn. of Palpita by Munroe (1952: 43) and it is treated as such in the LepIndex & Globiz.
- syn.
- Palpita
Description
An unmarked silky pale pink-brown sp., slightly more fawn towards the FW costa. The abdomen is relatively elongate.
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References
- Munroe, E. G. (1952a) The illibalis-group of the genus Palpita Hübner (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae). Can. Ent. (Ottowa), 84: 43-55.
