Coptobasis sp. 17
- Family: Pyralidae
- Subfamily: Spilomelinae
- Genus: Coptobasis
- Distribution: Sabah.
- Habitat: Lowland primary forest, 150m
- Wing Length: 20mm
Taxonomy
Coptobasis sp. 17. Unamed specimens from Sabah DVFC in the SLS Coll.
Description
A fairly large sp. with elongate FW. Pale shining brown with faint irridescent colours but virtually no definite markings. The FW has a faint small stigma and a slightly paler postmedian fascia which does not extend to the rear of the wing. The HW has a few ill-defined darker patches. UnS of the neck and thorax is a pale fawn pectus. Coptobasis sp. 2 is similar but more shiny and pinkish. tmw/kitching taxon #624.
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References
- Whitaker, T. M. & Kitching, R. L. (2008) Turnover, Logging and ‘Macdonaldisation’: Studies of Moths in a Bornean Rainforest, Antennae (Bull Royal Ent. Soc.), 32 (1): 48-51.
