Microchilo sp. 5
- Family: Crambidae
- Subfamily: Crambinae
- Tribe: Diptychophorini
- Genus: Microchilo
- Distribution: Sabah.
- Habitat: Submontane riparian forest 1400m.
- Wing Length: 4mm
Taxonomy
Microchilo sp. 5. An unnamed specimen from Sabah from MKNP, Sg. Kalaangan in the MfNH accessions Berlin.
Description
The FW is mottled grey, brown and white crossed by two diffuse diagonal brown bands antemedianally and post-medianally.On the FW termen is a series of triangular black interneural spots. There is an indistinct dark brown basal streak. The HW is a very pale grey slightly suffused with darker grey near the apex. Note the long flagellum on the long porrect palps. Similar to Microchilo elgrecoi Bleszynski
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References
- Bleszynski, S. (1966) Studies on the Crambinae (Lepidoptera). Part 43. Further taxonomic notes on some tropical species. Acta zool. cracov. 11 (15): 451-497, pls. 40-41.