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Noctuelia sp. 4

  • Family: Crambidae
  • Subfamily: Odontiinae
  • Genus: Noctuelia
  • Distribution: Sabah.
  • Habitat: Lowland primary forest including canopy; <650m.
  • Wing Length: 10mm

Taxonomy

Noctuelia sp. 4 is an unnamed morphotype near N. tapsusalis (Walker, 1859) in the Schulze Coll from Sabah (PHS).

Description

A robust very pale yellow sp with brownish-black markings concentrated on the wing bases The FW has an distinct dark median fascia. The veins of the FW are distinctly brown towards the termen. A narrow dark post median line extends two thirds across the FW but does not reach the dorsum. The HW has a dark blotch sub-apically.

References

  • Schulze, C.H. (2000) Auswirkungen anthropogener Störungen auf die DiversitĂ€t von Herbivoren. (Analys von Nachtfalterzönosen entlang von Habitatgradienten in Ost-Malaysia). Unpubl. PhD Thesis, University of Bayreuth, Germany: 350 pp.

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