Calamotropha sp. 1
- Family: Crambidae
- Subfamily: Crambinae
- Genus: Calamotropha
- Distribution: Sabah.
- Habitat: Lowland primary & old (30yr) secondary forest; <250m.
- Wing Length: 7mm
Taxonomy
Calamotropha sp. 1 nr. C. obliterans (Walker, 1863). Specimens in the SLS & Schulze Colls.
Description
Most wing markings are obsolete with no fasciation on the FW beyond darker sub-termenal and subcostal areas. The ground colour of the FW is a golden straw coloured with a paler fawn HW. The pale spot on the FW apex is usually obvious. The fringes are creamy white. The palpi are long, porrect and furry. Schulze (2000) taxon #308. tmw/kitching taxon #661. See Calamotropha obliterans (Walker, 1863) and Calamotropha spp. 2, 3 & 4 which may be conspecific.
Tap/Click to zoom
References
- Walker, F. (1863 [April 18]) Crambites and Tortricites. List Spec. Lepid. Ins. Coll. B. M., Cat. Lepid. Heterocera. 27: 1-286.
- 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: 350 pp.
