Chalcidoptera sp. 1
- Family: Crambidae
- Subfamily: Spilomelinae
- Genus: Chalcidoptera
- Distribution: Sabah.
- Habitat: Lowland primary forest; <630m.
- Wing Length: 12mm
Taxonomy
Chalcidoptera sp.1 nr. C. emissalis (Walker, [1866] 1865) is represented by a single specimen from Sabah, PHS in the Schulze Coll.
Description
A mainly red sp. with white and yellow spots. This may be a var. of C. emissalis Walker with fewer yellow spots on the FW.
Schulze (2000) taxon #506.
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References
- 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.
