Botyodes borneensis Munroe | The Pyralids of Borneo

Family: &nbsp; Crambidae
Subfamily: &nbsp; Spilomelinae
Tribe: &nbsp; Margaroniini
Genus: &nbsp; Botyodes
Distribution: Sabah.
Habitat: Lowland primary &amp; disturbed forest &lt;650m
Wing Length: 19mm

Taxonomy

The holotype and paratype of Botyodes borneensis Munroe, 1960: 166, figs., from Sabah (Mt. Kinabalu) is in the MfNH, Berlin.

Description

A yellow sp. marked with orange-brown. There is a broad brown termenal margin on the FW. On the HW the brown is restricted to the apical area. The males and females are similar. Endemic to Borneo. Superficially similar, but smaller, than B. asialis Guenée which can be easily distinguished by its HW with broad brown termenal margin. Schulze taxon #314.

Botyodes borneensis Munroe specimen plate

References

Guenée, A. (1854) Deltoïdes et pyralites. In Boisduval, J.A. & Guenée, A., Hist. nat. des Insectes (Spec. gén. Lépid.) Vol. 8, 448pp. + 10 pls., Librarie Encyclopédique de Roret: Paris.
Munroe, E. G. (1960a) New tropical Pyraustinae (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae). Can. Ent. Can. Ent.(Ottawa), 92: 164-173.