Dichocrocis sp. 5
- Family: Crambidae
- Subfamily: Spilomelinae
- Genus: Dichocrocis
- Distribution: Sabah, Kalimantan Selatan.
- Habitat: Lowland primary & old disturbed forest, <650m.
- Wing Length: 12mm
Taxonomy
Dichocrocis sp. 5 nr. D. pandamalis (Walker, 1859e). A series from Sabah in the Schulze Coll. Another specimen from Kalimantan, Pulau Laut is in the BMNH.
Description
The patterning and the discal spot on the yellow FW & HW form a series of broad black elongate spots following the antemedian and post-median fasciae on the FW and the median fascia of the HW. The males have distinctive huge brushes of hair scales at the abdoment tip, which ends in a black central patch.
Dichocrocis sp. 4 is similar but that morphotype has large black spot in the FW discocellular area. Schulze (2000) ‘Conogethes sp. 1’, taxon #230.
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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.
- Walker, F. (1859e) Pyralides, In; List Spec. Lepid. Ins. Coll. B. M., Cat. Lepid. Heterocera. Ser. 4, 19: 799-1036.
