Pseudopagyda ingentalis Caradja
- Family: Crambidae
- Subfamily: Pyraustinae
- Genus: Pseudopagyda
- Distribution: India, China, Sabah.
- Habitat: Lowland primary & disturbed forest <1500m.
- Wing Length: 14mm
Taxonomy
The holotype of Pionea ingentalis (Caradja, 1925b: 366-367)
TL China, Guangzhou [Canton] comb. n. to Pseudopagyda Slamka (Chen & Zhang 2017: 584-585).
Description
An orange species with darker orange antemedian, post median and sub temenal lines on the FW. On the HW there are just median and subtermenal lines. The antemedian line is curved on the FW and almost straight on the HW. The post median line on both wings is looped being withdrawn proximally to the median position half way across the wing. Likewise the sub termenal lines are withdrawn proximally before reaching the tornus. Both the termenae have a narrow dark orange line. The FW has an elongate spot in the cell at the median position and a small punctum before the antemedian line. The head thorax and abdomen are mainly fulvous with paler intersegmental bands, The tegulae are long. Underneath it has a broad, shining white neck collar. The males have a grey, pen-knife-like tibial sheath for hair pencils, on their middle legs which end in pale tarsi.
Chen & Zhang (2017, Figs. 1，3，4,7) provide a full re-description. Genitalic or DNA examination is essential for determination.
References
- Slamka, F. (2013) Pyraloidea of Europe, Pyraustinae & Spilomelinae, Bratislava: 357pp.
- Chen, K. & Zhang, D_D. (2017) Revision of the genus Pseudopagyda Slamka with the first reported females. J. Env. Ent., 39 (3): 580-587.