Dichocrocis sp. 6
- Family: Crambidae
- Subfamily: Spilomelinae
- Genus: Dichocrocis
- Distribution: Sabah.
- Habitat: Lowland primary forest canopy, 580m.
- Wing Length: 13mm
Taxonomy
Dichocrocis sp. 6 nr. D. pandamalis (Walker, 1859e). A single unspread specimen in the Schulze Coll. from Sabah (PHS).
Description
The patterning on the yellow FW & HW forms a series of broad black elongate spots limited to the costa and hind margin. The discal spot of the FW is particularly large. Schulze (2000) Taxon #231 ‘Conogethes sp. 2’.
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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.