Unknown-pyraustinae sp. 2
- Family: Crambidae
- Subfamily: Pyraustinae
- Tribe: Incertae sedis
- Genus: Unknown
- Distribution: Sabah.
- Habitat: Lower montane primary and disturbed forest, 1580m.
- Wing Length: 9mm
Taxonomy
Unknown genus sp. 2. A pyraustine in the ITBC Borneensis collection from Sabah, Mt. Kinabalu, KML.
Description
A rather dowdy purplish grey moth with a slightly more brown the FW sub-costa. The FW has a darker spot in the cell and indistinct neural spots at the termen. The HW is a similar dark purplish grey uniformly speckled with grey brown scales and has an indication of a central darker patch. The termen has a dark marginal line. The head, thorax and abdomen and appendages are uniformly grey-brown but the abdomen shows pale intersegmental rings.
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