Authaeretis sp. 3
- Family: Crambidae
- Subfamily: Spilomelinae
- Genus: Authaeretis
- Distribution: Sabah.
- Habitat: Lowland primary and disturbed forest & cultivated areas 480-630m.
- Wing Length: 12mm
Taxonomy
Authaeretis sp. 3, a series in the Schulze Coll. nr. A. eridora Meyrick 1886a: 252. They may be conspecific with Authaeretis sp. 3.
The genus Authaeretis may be closely related to Coptobasis & this confused relationship should be investigated further.
Description
A silky, golden brown, sometimes greyish brown morphosp. with purple iridescence. It is spotted with white. The FW has a white lunule and a slightly serrate white patch on a pale post median fascia. Other small white spots are present medially. The HW has an indistinct pale, post median fascia. Note that the male lacks the large complex palpi present in A. eridora but has highly modified bases to the filiform antennae. It is similar but smaller than Authaeretis sp. 4.
Schulze (2000) taxon #191 ‘Syllepta adductalis’ [Syllepte adductalis Walker, 1859d: 669]
References
- Hampson, G. F. (1898) A revision of the moths of the subfamily Pyraustinae and the family Pyralidae. Part 1, Proc. zool. soc. Lond.: 590-760.
- 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.
- Walker, F. (1859d [May 10]) Pyralides, In; List Spec. Lepid. Ins. Coll. B. M., Cat. Lepid. Heterocera. Ser. 4, 18: 509-798.
- Lederer, J. (1863d [Dec]) Beitrag zur Kenntniss der Pyralidinen. Wien. entomol. Monat. 7 (12): 427-502, pl. 2-18.
- Meyrick, E. (1886a) Descriptions of Lepidoptera from the South Pacific. Trans. ent. Soc. Lond.: 189-296.
