Bradina sp. 3
- Family: Crambidae
- Subfamily: Spilomelinae
- Genus: Bradina
- Distribution: Sabah.
- Habitat: Lowland cultivated area 460m.
- Wing Length: 13mm
Taxonomy
Bradina sp 3, an unnamed male nr. Bradina melanoperas Hampson, 1896: 227 in the Schulze Coll. It is from Sabah (PHS).
Description
A virtually unmarked dark brown morphotype. FW with a small black crescentic FW stigma. No pale neck collar present on underside. In the male the abdomen ends in exposed pale valvae. with dark hair pencils at their base. Schulze (2000) taxon #295b.
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References
- Swinhoe, C. (1904a) New species of Eastern, Australian and African Heterocera in the national collection. Trans. ent Soc. Lond. 1904 (3): 139-158.
- 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, 350pp.
