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Musotima sp. 5

  • Family: Crambidae
  • Subfamily: Musotiminae
  • Genus: Musotima
  • Distribution: W.
  • Habitat: Malaysia, Sabah; Lowland and hill primary forest & disturbed areas <610m.
  • Wing Length: 8mm

Taxonomy

Musotima sp. 5; Unnamed specimens in the HSB Coll. from W. Malaysia GTE and Sabah (BRL). Taxon P338 in the RIS BRL morphoseries.

Description

A fulvous and white sp. with a few dark brown patches and lines postmedially on the FW and centrally on the HW. A few specimens have a much paler yellow colouration. The specimens from Sabah show minor differences in fasciation and may represent a ssp.


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