Ambia sp. 3 Hampson
- Family: Crambidae
- Subfamily: Musotiminae
- Genus: Ambia
- Distribution: Sabah, Indonesia (Amboina), New Guinea (Fergusson Is.).
- Habitat: Lowland; primary & disturbed forest, cultivated areas; <630m.
- Wing Length: 6.5mm
Taxonomy
The holotype of Ambia interstrigalis Hampson, 1897: 162, is from Indonesia (Amboina).
Description
A mainly fulvous brown sp. with white markings except for submarginal orange band with brown patches which extends round the FW and HW: The brown of the HW median area is tinged with orange near the posterior margin. The head thorax and abdomen are brown with the intersegmental areas of the abdomen slightly lighter brown.
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References
- Hampson, G. F. (1897b) On the classification of two subfamilies of moths of the Family Pyralidae; the Hydrocampinae and the Scoparianae. Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1897 (7): 127-240.
- 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.
