Pyrausta theialis Walker
- Family: Crambidae
- Subfamily: Pyraustinae
- Tribe: Pyraustini
- Genus: Pyrausta
- Distribution: Sarawak.
- Habitat: Lowland Forest.
- Wing Length: 9mm
Taxonomy
The male holotype of Botys theialis Walker 1859d: 689-90 is from Sarawak was collected by A.R. Wallace. The type #1181 is in the Oxford U.M.N.H. It is marked by the typical Wallace round label inscribed 'SAR'
Treated in Pyrausta by Globiz but this may be a Placosaris Meyrick, 1897.
Description
A rather dingy brown species wth darker brown markings on the FW. FW with a circular mark in the cell, a curving serrate post median line and an antemedian line.
Several Placosaris spp. look very similar. See Placosaris arjunoalis and Placosaris sp. 1 & sp. 3.
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References
- Meyrick, E. (1897a) III On Lepidoptera from the Malay Archipelago. Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1897: 69-92.
- Walker, F. (1859d [May 10]) XVIII Pyralites, In; List Spec. Lepid. Ins. Coll. B. M., Cat. Lepid. Heterocera. Ser. 4, 18: 509-798.
- Munroe, E. G. & Mutuura, A. (1970b). Contributions to a Study of the Pyraustinae (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) of Temperate East Asia. X., Can. Ent. (Ottawa), 102: 1489-1507.
