Paracymoriza albifascialis Hampson
- Family: Crambidae
- Subfamily: Acentropinae
- Genus: Paracymoriza
- Distribution: India (Assam, Tamilnadu), Thailand, W.
- Habitat: Malaysia, Sabah, Sarawak, Indonesia (Java, Sumatra, Bali) Lowland and hill primary and disturbed forest and cultivated areas <1300m.
- Wing Length: 10mm
Taxonomy
The type of Parthenodes albifascialis Hampson, 1891: p.140, Pl. 156, figs 1, 9). from India (Assam) is in the BMNH. comb. n. to Paracymoriza (Yoshiyasu, 1987: 149).
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syn. Hydrocampa phlegetonalis Snellen, 1895: 155, pl. 6, fig. 9, 10. TL Java. The type is in Leiden.
- Syn n. as a junior subjective synonym of P. albifascialis Hampson 1893 (Speidel & Mey, 1999)
Description
The sp. is dimorphic with the males having a broad white FW median band originally named as Hydrocampa phlegetonalis by Snellen. The females have a mainly dark brown FW with some white fasciation and patches. Typically male and females have a similar HW. The sp. is somewhat variable in the amount and shade of dark colouration and the size of the HW spot. The majority of specimens seen in museums are females. Schulze (2000) Taxa #024 and #026 [as P. albifascialis.]
Life History
The egg clusters of Eooophyla, Strepsinoma and Paracymoriza are laid on the surface of rocks in rivers and streams (Yen 2004). The larvae feed on aquatic mosses or algae in rapid streams or brackish water
References
- Hampson,G.F. (1891) The Lepidoptera Heterocera of the Nilgiri district. Ill. typ. spec. Lepid. Heteroc. coll. B.M., 8. iv + 144 pp., pls. 139-156, Taylor & Francis, London.
- Snellen, P. C. T., (1895) Aanteekeningen over Pyraliden. Tijdschr. v. Ent. 38: 155, pl. 6, fig. 9, 10.
- Yoshiyasu, Y., (1987) The Nymphulinae (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) from Thailand, with descriptions of a new genus and six new species. In Kuroko, H. & Moriuti, S. (eds.) Microlepidoptera of Thailand 1: 133-184.
- [RTS] Robinson, G.S., Tuck, K.R. & Shaffer, M. (1994) A Field Guide to the Smaller Moths of South-East Asia, Malaysian Nature Society Kuala Lumpur & Natural History Museum, London, 311 pp. 51 text figs, 32 pls.
- [RTS] (1994): 166, pl. 28, fig.11.
- Yen, S. H. 2004. Insecta: Lepidoptera, Crambidae, Acentropinae, 545-554. In: Yule, C. M.; Sen, Y. H. (eds.). Freshwater invertebrates of the Malaysian Region. Academy of Sciences Malaysia. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 861 pp.
- Speidel,W & Mey, W. (1999b) Catalogue of the Oriental Acentropinae (Lepidoptera, Crambidae) Tijdsch. v. Ent., 142: 125-142.