Collinsa sp. 1 | The Pyralids of Borneo

Family: &nbsp; Thyrididae
Subfamily: &nbsp; Siculodinae
Tribe: &nbsp; Siculodini
Genus: &nbsp; Collinsa
Distribution: Sumatra, Sabah, Kalimantan Timur.
Habitat: Lowland forest; &lt;150m.
Wing Length: 26mm

Taxonomy

Collinsa sp. 1, an unnamed species from Kalimantan Timur, Telang Selang, is in the NHM (Mi7359). Morphotype P570 from BRL in the HSB Coll.

Description

This is an unmistakable species with a broad dark brown costa and a diagonal stripe of the same colour across the paler median areas of FW and HW. The background has a pale brown complex banded and reticulate patterning. There is a small pale patch on the FW apex.