Emphylica cruoralis Warren
- Family: Crambidae
- Subfamily: Pyraustinae
- Genus: Emphylica
- Distribution: India (Meghalaya), Sabah.
- Habitat: Primary & disturbed forest and cultivated areas, 460-930m.
- Wing Length: The holotype of <i>Syllthria cruoralis</i> Warren 1895: 471, is from India [Meghalaya] (Kasia Hills)mm
Taxonomy
Description
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Life History
A handsome purple and yellow sp. with a distinctive patterning. In specimens from India, the yellow band on the HW is marginally broader. See Pyrausta sp. 5 and Harpalia (Crocidophora) fasciata (Moore, 1880).
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References
- Warren, W. (1895) LXIV New species of Pyralidae, Thyrididae and Epiplemidae. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. Ser. 6, (16) (96): 460-477.
- Turner, A. J. (1913) Studies in Australian Lepidoptera, Pyralidae. Proc. Roy. Soc. Qd, 24: 111-163.