Clupeosoma sp. 4
- Family: Crambidae
- Subfamily: Odontiinae
- Genus: Clupeosoma
- Distribution: W. Malaysia, Fraser’s Hill. Submontane disturbed forest.
- Habitat: 1200m
- Wing Length: 9mm
Taxonomy
Clupeosoma sp. 4. David Fischer photos of un-named live specimens from W. Malaysia (Maxwells Hill).
Clupeosoma Snellen 1880: 203, usually exhibits sexual dimorphism with smaller males often with large tufts of hair scales on the FW.
Description
A handsome purple species with orange termenae with tiny black neural punctae and some dull orange diffused patches near the FW apex. The FW has an incomplete post-median line starting at the costa. There is a distinct, elongate, black mark in the FW cell which may have a glandular function. It marks the start of a faint blackish line that extends from subcosta to inner posterior margin. The HW has a strong post-median fascia comprising a bluntly serrate black line with an adjacent pale white band proximal to it. The head and thorax are purplish with pale intersegmental bands on the abdomen. The forelegs are fulvous with white tibia & tarsi.