Sinobotys habisalis Walker | The Pyralids of Borneo

Family: &nbsp; Crambidae
Subfamily: &nbsp; Pyraustinae
Genus: &nbsp; Sinobotys
Distribution: Madagascar, India (Sikkim), Thailand, W. Malaysia, Sabah, Sarawak, Taiwan.
Habitat: Lowland forest and disturbed areas &lt;610m.
Wing Length: 10mm

The holotype of Crocidophora habisalis Walker, 1859d: 702-703 is from Sarawak.

A yellowish-orange sp. with a purplish-brown sub-marginal fasciae. The FW has a discal spot and a brown costa. Note the long tegulae.

Walker, F. (1859d [May 10]) Pyralides, In; List Spec. Lepid. Ins. Coll. B. M., Cat. Lepid. Heterocera. Ser. 4, 18: 509-798.