Pagyda pullalis Swinhoe | The Pyralids of Borneo

Family: &nbsp; Crambidae
Subfamily: &nbsp; Pyraustinae
Genus: &nbsp; Pagyda
Distribution: Sabah.
Habitat: Lowland forest; &lt;150m.
Wing Length: 7.5mm

Taxonomy

Pagyda pullalis Swinhoe, 1903: 510-511 TL. Thailand, Muok-Lek.

Description

A small sp. with a purplish sheen. This is very similar to & Pagyda schaliphora Hampson, 1898 from Australia but in that sp. the darker orange-brown transverse lines are narrower and differ slightly in position; the post-median line of the HW is also narrower and lacks the expansion near the tornus.

Seen as an unnamed morphotype, from Sabah (BRL), near to P. pullalis Swinhoe, 1903 in the HSB Coll. HSB from Sabah (BRL Taxon #P358).

References

Swinhoe, C. (1894b) New species of Pyrales from the Khasia Hills. XXIX. Ann. Mag. nat. Hist., Ser 6, 14 (81): 197-210.
Walker, F. (1859c) Pyralides. In; List Spec. Lepid. Ins. Coll. B. M., Cat. Lepid. Heterocera. 17: 255-508.