Scoparia sp. 17
- Family: Crambidae
- Subfamily: Scopariinae
- Genus: Scoparia
- Distribution: Sabah.
- Habitat: Lower montane forest and disturbed areas, 1570m.
- Wing Length: 9mm
Taxonomy
Scoparia sp. 17. A single un-identified specimen from Sabah (KML) deposited in the ITBC Borneensis Coll.
Description
Both Scoparia sp. 17 & sp. 18 are very similar with pale grey FW, lightly speckled with black scales roughly aggregated to mark indistinct transverse fasciae. The HW is very pale grey, darker tpwards the tornus.
See Scoparia sp. 18 which has much less obvious patterning.
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