Rhodoneura acaciusalis Walker | The Pyralids of Borneo

Family: &nbsp; Thyrididae
Subfamily: &nbsp; Siculodinae
Tribe: &nbsp; Rhodoneurini
Genus: &nbsp; Rhodoneura
Distribution: Hindustan, Karnataka, W. Sumatra, W. Malaysia, Sabah, Brunei, Sarawak.
Habitat: Lowland and lower montane forest; &lt;1500m.
Wing Length: 35mm

Taxonomy

Brunei, Bkt. Bedawan. The holotype of Pyralis acaciusalis Walker, 1859e:901 is from NW India (Hindostan) (not ‘East Indies’ as on Walker’s type label). [in RTS as R. rosacea p.136, Pl.22:fig 7].

syn. Siculodes rosacea Pagenstecher, 1892:119 is from W. Malaysia (Malacca).
- syn. n. Dalla Torre, (1914:18).

RTS:136, figured pl. 22, fig. 7 (as R. rosacea).

Description

This species is superbly and distinctively patterned in pastel shades of pink and purplish brown with little indication of the typical thyridid reticulation pattern. On the Un the FW is predominantly greyish cream with brown suffusion and with veins R5 to CuA2 covered by bright pink or red scales.

Rhodoneura acaciusalis Walker specimen plate