Charitoprepes lubricosa Warren | The Pyralids of Borneo

Family: &nbsp; Crambidae
Subfamily: &nbsp; Spilomelinae
Tribe: &nbsp; Margaroniini
Genus: &nbsp; Charitoprepes
Distribution: India (Meghalaya), W. Malaysia.
Habitat: Hill Forest &lt;1500m
Wing Length: 13mm

Taxonomy

The female holotype of Charitoprepes lubricosa Warren, 1896: 136 is from India Khasis [Meghalaya, Khasia Hills).

Description

A very distinctive purple and brown moth with a speckled pattern of scales on the FW. The FW termenae are a diffuse pale pale grey speckled with brownish scale patches. The FW subcosta is brownish purple with a white median area. Sub-apically the FW has a triangular dark area. The discocellular area has an elongate spot and a circular spot at each end of the cell. The HW is mainly greyish brown paler proximally.

Oxford U.M.N.H; India, Assam, Khassis [Meghalaya, Khasia Hills]

References

Warren, W. (1896e) XX New species of Pyralidae, Thyridiae and Epiplemidae Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. Ser. 6, 17 (98): 131-150.