Coptobasis sp. 12
- Family: Pyralidae
- Subfamily: Spilomelinae
- Genus: Coptobasis
- Distribution: Sabah; Lowland primary & disturbed forest.
- Habitat: 150m
- Wing Length: 15.5mm
Taxonomy
Coptobasis sp. 12. Specimens from Sabah, Danum Valley in the SLS Coll.
Description
A shiny pinkish brown sp. The FW has a faint white triangular costal mark at the start of a broken pale looping post median line. There are indistinct small dark patches at each end of the FW cell.The base of the antennaeis slightly inflated but the scape is simple and fillamentous The wing undersides are paler brown The abdomen is a pale brown with ochreous sternites which match the leg bases. There is whitish neck collar. Coptobasis sp. 11 is very similar but the FW post medial white patch is smaller and there is a smale white patch in the discocellular area.
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