Clupeosoma sp. 1
- Family: Crambidae
- Subfamily: Odontiinae
- Tribe: Eurrhypini
- Genus: Clupeosoma
- Distribution: Sabah.
- Habitat: Lowland primary forest & cultivated areas; <460-630m.
- Wing Length: 8mm
Taxonomy
Clupeosoma sp. 1. Specimens separated from a series of Clupeosoma glaucinalis Hampson, 1917 from Sabah. Schulze (2000) taxon #649.
Clupeosoma Snellen 1880: 203, exhibits sexual dimorphism with smaller males often with large tufts of hair scales on the FW.
Description
A purplish sp. with an narrow orange margin to the termen of both wings. Any colouration is confined to the anterior part of the HW. The body is brownish purple with pale intersegmental bands. A dark patch of scent scales subcostally in the post median position extends as a distinctive comb of scent scales to the anterior margin where there is another elongated patch of scent scales. These could be the males of Clupeosoma glaucinalis Hampson, 1917 but the association is not definite. Schulze (2000) taxon #649A.
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: 350 pp.