Musotima sp. 8
- Family: Crambidae
- Subfamily: Musotiminae
- Genus: Musotima
- Distribution: Sabah.
- Habitat: Lowland primary & disturbed forest and cultivated areas; <520-630m.
- Wing Length: 7,5mm
Taxonomy
Musotima sp. 8 is an unnamed series from Sabah in the Schulze Coll.
Description
A fulvous, orange and white sp. The extensive white patterning is edged by brown in parts. See Musotima sp. 6 which only differs slightly in wing pattern and may be conspecific.
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References
- Schulze, C.H. (2000) Auswirkungen anthropogener Störungen auf die DiversitÀt von Herbivoren. (Analys von Nachtfalterzönosen entlang von Habitatgradienten in Ost-Malaysia). Unpubl. PhD Thesis, University of Bayreuth, Germany: 350 pp.