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Picrostomastis inductalis Walker

  • Family: Thyrididae
  • Subfamily: Siculodinae
  • Tribe: Siculodini
  • Genus: Picrostomastis
  • Distribution: Myanmar, Thailand, Sumatra, W. Malaysia, Singapore, Sabah, Brunei, Sarawak, Java, Moluccas, Seram, Timor, PNG, Ferguson Is.
  • Habitat: Lowland and hill forest; <1200m.
  • Wing Length: 22-25mm

Taxonomy

Same specimen as figured in RTS from Brunei. The holotype of Pyralis inductalis Walker, [1866] 1865:1525 from Seram is in the OUMNH.

  • syn. Hypolamprus peratopis Hampson, 1897:615
  • syn. n. Warren (1908: 336)

Description

A coarsely reticulate species with brown and dark brown and pale chequering. The FW apex has a small black spot in a pale patch. There are indications of a median fascia on the FW and an antemedian fascia on the HW. The HW has a small square black spot near the front and a few small elongate black marks.

Similar Species

See the similar Pharambara splendida Butler, 1887.


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