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Botyodes sp. 1

  • Family: Crambidae
  • Subfamily: Spilomelinae
  • Genus: Botyodes
  • Distribution: Sabah.
  • Habitat: Lowland, disturbed forest & cultivated areas, 460-520m
  • Wing Length: 11.5mm

Taxonomy

Botyodes sp. 1 unnamed morphotype nr. B. ochracealis Walker (1865 [1866 Jan 13]) in the Schulze Coll, from Sabah, PHS.

Description

A fulvous sp. with darker brown markings. This morphotype appears superficially similar to  Botyodes ochracealis  with  the submarginal lines of short dashes but it differs in its lineation.

References

  • Walker (1865 ([1866 Jan 13]) List Spec Lepid. Ins. Coll. B. M., Cat. Lepid. Heterocera. 34, (Suppl. 4): 1121-1533.

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