Agrotera sp. 4
- Family: Crambidae
- Subfamily: Spilomelinae
- Tribe: Agroterini
- Genus: Agrotera
- Distribution: Sabah.
- Habitat: Primary forest, 430-630m.
- Wing Length: 8 female; 9 malemm
Taxonomy
Agrotera sp. 4 unnamed morphotypes from Sabah in the Schulze Coll.
Description
The wing patterns and shape are subtly different from Agrotera sp. 7. The males have very elongate bodies tipped by long fawn anal hair pencils They also have unusually long orange tegulae. This association of males and females is speculative. Schulze (2000) taxon #960
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References
- Schulze, C.H. (2000) Auswirkungen anthropogener Störungen auf die DiversitÀt von Herbivoren. (Analys von Nachtfalterzönosen entlang von Habitatgradienten in Ost-Malaysia). Unpubl. PhD Thesis, University of Bayreuth, Germany: 350 pp.