Clupeosoma sp. 3 | The Pyralids of Borneo

Family: &nbsp; Crambidae
Subfamily: &nbsp; Odontiinae
Tribe: &nbsp; Eurrhypini
Genus: &nbsp; Clupeosoma
Distribution: Sabah, Sarawak.
Habitat: Lowland primary forest; &lt;900m.
Wing Length: 9mm

Taxonomy

Clupeosoma sp. 3. Unnamed specimens from Borneo are in the NHM and MfNH.

Description

A distinctive and fairly common sp., attractively patterned in pink and purple with a golden margin and long golden fringes. The FW has a curving serrate submarginal line. The HW is mainly grey with a wedge of pinkish purple extending from the central area to the centre of the termen. The head, thorax and abdomen are purplish with white intersegmental rings on the abdomen. Some Herculia sp. (Pyralidae) are superficially similar but their wings are totally pink-purple with golden margins.