Ceratarcha? sp. 4
- Family: Crambidae
- Subfamily: Spilomelinae
- Genus: Ceratarcha
- Distribution: Sabah.
- Habitat: Lowland primary forest 580-630m.
- Wing Length: 9.5mm
Taxonomy
Ceratarcha? sp. 4. un-named morphotypes from Sabah, PHS in the Schulze Coll.
Description
A pale purplish brown species with distinct simple fasciation Note the elongate purplish brown wings and angular termenae and the diffuse darker post median and antemedian lines of the wings and the large dark scale tufts at the anal angle of the HW. Very similar to Ceratarcha sp. 1 which may be conspecific. Schulze ‘Eporidia sp. 2’ taxon #258. Ceratarcha spp. 1, 2, & 3 resemble the male of C. umbrosa.

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