Strepsinoma sp. 2
- Family: Crambidae
- Subfamily: Acentropinae
- Genus: Strepsinoma
- Distribution: Sabah.
- Habitat: Lowland primary forest <630m.
- Wing Length: 10mm
Taxonomy
Strepsinoma sp. 2. A single specimen nr. S. croesusalis (Walker, 1859) in the Schulze Coll. from Sabah (PHS). Another specimen seen in the MfNH (Berlin) Coll.
Description
A brown, white and fulvous sp. whose patterning closely resembles S. croesusalis but differs subtly in the distribution of the fasciae. Note the ‘c’ shaped white mark in the median area of the FW of this rather worn specimen. See S. croesusalis (Walker, 1859) and also Strepsinoma spp. 1, 3, & 4.
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References
- Schulze, C.H. (2000) Auswirkungen anthropogener Störungen auf die Diversität von Herbivoren. (Analys von Nachtfalterzönosen entlang von Habitatgradienten in Ost-Malaysia). Unpubl. PhD Thesis, University of Bayreuth, Germany, 350pp.
- Walker, F. (1859c). Pyralides. In; List Spec. Lepid. Ins. Coll. B. M., Cat. Lepid. Heterocera. 17: pp. i-iiv, 255-508.
