Circobotys sp. 1
- Family: Crambidae
- Subfamily: Pyraustinae
- Genus: Circobotys
- Distribution: Sabah.
- Habitat: Lowland forest; 460-580m.
- Wing Length: 12mm
Taxonomy
Circobotys sp. 1 is an unnamed male specimen from Sabah, nr. to C. occultilinea Walker 1863, in the Schulze Coll.
Description
Similar to C. occultilinea Walker but slightly smaller and more delicate. It is distinct in several obvious ways from C. occultilinea. The postmedian jagged line angles less towards the wing base and ends in the post median area. The HW has submarginal dark clouding and a very acute apex. Note the small dark spots medially and submedially on the FW inner edge and the small neural spots where the veins reach the termen. The abdomen has a pale dorsal stripe bordered by two fawn lines. Schulze (2000) taxon #586 ‘Circobotys sp. 1’
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References
- Schulze, C.H. (2000) Auswirkungen anthropogener Störungen auf die Diversität von Herbivoren. (Analys von Nachtfalterzönosen entlang von Habitatgradienten in Ost-Malaysia). Unpubl. PhD Thesis, University of Bayreuth, Germany, 350pp.