Trichophysetis sp. 11
- Family: Crambidae
- Subfamily: Cybalomiinae
- Genus: Trichophysetis
- Distribution: Sabah.
- Habitat: Lowland cultivated area; 460m.
- Wing Length: 6mm
Taxonomy
Trichophysetis? sp. 11 is a single unnamed specimen in the Schulze Coll.
Generic placement uncertain.
A few specimens of these brown speckled morphotypes have been seen from parts of SE Asia. Here they are informally grouped into the ‘Brown speckled Trichophysetis’ group.
Description
The body and both wings are an unmarked brown with a variety of darker brown spots on the wing margins, especially towards the apices. Schulze (2000) taxon #964. ‘Pyraustinae sp. 76’ See Trichophysetis sp. 12 which is a similar brownish sp..
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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: 350 pp.