Coptobasis sp. 14
- Family: Pyralidae
- Subfamily: Spilomelinae
- Genus: Coptobasis
- Distribution: No data.
- Habitat: Lowland primary forest, 600m
- Wing Length: 11mm
Taxonomy
Coptobasis sp. 14. A specimen in the Schulze Coll., near C. microsema Hampson, 1912a: 1268, from Sabah, PHS.
Description
A coppery brown sp. with a slight purple sheen. The abdomen is pale brown with an indistinct pale band at the base. The FW has a pale crescentic stigma in the cell. Both the FW and HW have darker submedian and post median lines. There is a white neck collar on the Uns. Schulze (2000) taxon #903 ‘Syllepte sp. 4.’
See C. microsema which is larger and Coptobasis sp. 13, sp.15 & sp. 16.
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References
- Schulze, C.H. (2000) Auswirkungen anthropogener Störungen auf die Diversität von Herbivoren. (Analys von Nachtfalterzönosen entlang von Habitatgradienten in Ost-Malaysia). Unpubl. PhD Thesis, University of Bayreuth, Germany: 350 pp.
- Hampson, G.F. (1912a) The moths of India- Supplementary papers to the Volume in the Fauna of British India. Ser.IV, Pt. III-V. J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 21: 411-446; 711; 878; 1222-1272.
