Canaea ignotalis Roeber | The Pyralids of Borneo

Family: &nbsp; Thyrididae
Subfamily: &nbsp; Striglininae
Genus: &nbsp; Canaea
Distribution: Sabah, Brunei, Philippines, Sulawesi, Buru.
Habitat: Lowland and lower montane primary forest; &lt;1370m.
Wing Length: 38-45mm

Taxonomy

Sabah, Gg. Kinabalu. The holotype of Siculodes ignotalis Röber, 1891:329 is from Sulawesi (Bonerate Is.). The specimen is lost but Whalley (Whalley, 1971b:167, 168, Fig'd) considered that the original illustrations leave no doubt as to the identity of the species. Comb. n. to Canaea (Whalley (1971b).

Nec Rhodoneura ignotalis sensu Hampson (1897:618) (misident.) and nec Rhodoneura ignotalis sensu Gaede (1932:755).

syn.
- Nec Rhodoneura ignotalis sensu Hampson (1897:618) (misident.)
- nec Rhodoneura ignotalis sensu Gaede (1932:755)

Description

A pale yellowish brown species with patchy areas of paler fenestration. The females are slightly larger.

Similar Species

The distribution of the FW fasciation of this species is similar to the males and females of C. ryukyuensis Inoue, 1965 (not illustrated here) and C. semitessellata Walker, [1864] 1863.