Agrotera sp. 8
- Family: Crambidae
- Subfamily: Spilomelinae
- Tribe: Agroterini
- Genus: Agrotera
- Distribution: Sabah.
- Habitat: Lowland primary forest, <630m
- Wing Length: 10.5mm
Taxonomy
Agrotera sp. 8. An unnamed morphotype from Sabah; a male from DVFC in the SLS Coll. and a female in the Schulze Coll. from Sabah (PHS).
Description
A typical Agrotera morphotype with cream wing bases speckled with orange and the rest of the wings purple. Note the FW with a small orange discocellular spot and the serrate post median line which turns proximally just at the costa. A. posticalis Wileman, 1911 does not have a distinct reniform spot, only a dark ‘c’ shaped mark. The association between male and female is not proven. Schulze (2000) Taxon #561.
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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.