Bocchoris sp. 3 | The Pyralids of Borneo

Family: &nbsp; Crambidae
Subfamily: &nbsp; Spilomelinae
Tribe: &nbsp; Nomophilini
Genus: &nbsp; Bocchoris
Distribution: Sabah.
Habitat: Lowland forest, 380m
Wing Length: 11mm

Taxonomy

Bocchoris sp. 3 is an unnamed male specimen in the FRC Sepilok, Insect Museum and a similar unnamed female specimen in the BMNH.

Description

One of several white-spotted black Bocchoris spp. A Bocchoris sp. with four white spots, three (one large) on the FW. The abdomen has a single white band on its base. The males have a much longer abdomen than the females. The association of male and female is unproven.