Cirrhochrista fumipalpis Felder & Rogenhöfer
- Family: Crambidae
- Subfamily: Spilomelinae
- Tribe: Margaroniini
- Genus: Cirrhochrista
- Distribution: Sri Lanka, India (Sikkim, Assam), Burma, W. Malaysia, Sabah, Indonesia (Sumatra, Java, Sumbawa, Bali, Sulawesi), China (Yunnan, Hong Kong).
- Habitat: Lowland to lower montane <1200m.
- Wing Length: 15mm
Taxonomy
The female holotype of Cirrhochrista fumipalpis Felder & Rogenhöfer 1874 [1875]: 217 Table 135, Pl. 184 fig. 31, is from the Molluccas [Sulawesi]. The location of the holotype is not known to us.
Description
The dark brown markings of the FW are sprinkled with silvery scales. The hindwings are usually pearly white but can be more yellowish especially at the fringe. Where the veins reach the margin there may be neural spots and, or, a few darker patches. In the female the terminal abdominal segments have brown banding and larger lateral darker patches, these are obscured by large silver grey scales. The males have large valvae covered with grey black hair scales. See other spp. in C. fumipalpis group especially Cirrhochrista sp. 4.
Life History
The larvae can damage Ficus spp. fruits.
References
- Felder, C., Felder, R. & Rogenhofer A. F. ([1875] 1874) Reise öste Fregatte Novara um die Erde in den Jarhen 1857, 1858, 1859 (Zool.), 2; 2 Abtheilung. Lepidoptera 2; 9 + 10+ 20 pp , 140 pls. Wien.