Placosaris turiusalis Walker
- Family: Crambidae
- Subfamily: Pyraustinae
- Genus: Placosaris
- Distribution: W. Malaysia, Sabah, Sarawak, Indonesia (Sumatra).
- Habitat: Lowland primary & disturbed forest, <610m.
- Wing Length: 10.5mm
Taxonomy
The holotype of Botys turiusalis Walker, 1859: 690 from Sarawak is in Oxford UM. comb. n. to Placosaris Meyrick (Munroe & Mutuura, 1970: 148,149).
Description
Of several similar looking Placosaris spp. this sp. is readily distinguished by being more orange-brown and having a distinct orange blotch near the base of the FW. See RTS (1994: 180, pl. 30, fig.1) who figure a specimen from W. Malaysia (GTE).
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References
- Munroe, E. G., & Mutuura, A. (1970). Contributions to a Study of the Pyraustinae (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) of Temperate East Asia. X., Can. Ent. (Ottawa), 102: 1489-1507.
- [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, 311pp.