Cotachena? sp. 2
- Family: Crambidae
- Subfamily: Spilomelinae
- Genus: Cotachena
- Distribution: Sabah.
- Habitat: Hill primary forest canopy 580m.
- Wing Length: 12mm
Taxonomy
Cotachena sp. 2 similar to C. castoralis Walker, 1859d a single specimen from Sabah PHS in the Schulze-Coll. Generic placement uncertain.
Description
The wings are a dingy brown with smaller pale patches and a less well defined coronet near the FW apex than in C. castoralis. Like Cotachena sp. 1 the transverse fasciae are poorly defined. Schulze (2000) taxon #511 ‘Pyraustinae sp. 48’.
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References
- Walker, F. (1859d [May 10]) Pyralides, In; List Spec. Lepid. Ins. Coll. B. M., Cat. Lepid. Heterocera. Ser. 4, 18: 509-798.
