Placosaris sp. 2
- Family: Crambidae
- Subfamily: Pyraustinae
- Genus: Placosaris
- Distribution: Sabah. Lowland disturbed forest & cultivated area.
- Habitat: 460 & 480m.
- Wing Length: 9mm
Taxonomy
Placosaris sp. 2. Unnamed specimens from Sabah (PHS) in several collections.
Description
A distinctive red-brown sp. with greyish fringes (which are easily lost) and a pale marginal line on both wings. The HW is dark reddish grey, paler proximally. Schulze (2000) taxon #621.
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References
- Schulze, C.H. (2000) Auswirkungen anthropogener Störungen auf die DiversitÀt von Herbivoren. (Analys von Nachtfalterzönosen entlang von Habitatgradienten in Ost-Malaysia). Unpubl. PhD Thesis, University of Bayreuth, Germany: 350 pp.