Collinsa sp. 9 | The Pyralids of Borneo

Family: &nbsp; Thyrididae
Subfamily: &nbsp; Siculodinae
Tribe: &nbsp; Siculodini
Genus: &nbsp; Collinsa
Distribution: W. Malaysia.
Habitat: Hill forest and disturbed areas; 600m.

Taxonomy

W. Malaysia, GTE. Collinsa sp. 9 is an unnamed, damaged specimen, from GTE, in the HSB Coll.

Description

This is an unmistakable pinkish brown species with with indistinct reticulation. A broad straight red-brown postmedian stripe crosses the pale FW towards the tornus. This fascia extends costally towards the apex. The FW costa has a series of blotches with silvery scales and a thin darker diagonal line cuts off a small triangular patch at the FW tip. The HW has a few dark spots and a partial median band near the inner margin.