Pagyda calida Hampson
- Family: Crambidae
- Subfamily: Pyraustinae
- Genus: Pagyda
- Distribution: W. Malaysia, Sabah, Brunei, Sarawak.
- Habitat: Lowland
- Wing Length: 10.5mm
Taxonomy
The holotype of Pagyda calida Hampson, 1898: 635 is from the Malay Peninsula (Padang Rengas) the other type is from Sarawak (Baram). Both are in the BMNH.
Description
A fulvous sp. with darker orange markings. Note the dark spots/lines where the antemedian and post median lines reach the FW costa and the small black orbicular stigma/streak. The post median line forks to form an inverted ‘Y’. The HW has three broad lines, two of them straight and a curved submarginal line which unites with the median line before the tornus. A few specimens seen have a purplish caste. The males have the elongated abdomen typical of the genus.
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References
- Hampson, G. (1898) A revision of the moths of the subfamily Pyraustinae and the family Pyralidae. Part 1, Proc. zool. soc. Lond.: 590-760.
