Eoophyla palleuca Hampson

Taxonomy

The holotype of Oligostigma palleuca Hampson, 1906: 465, is in the BMNH. TL Kina Balu [sic] (Borneo).

• comb. n. to Eoophyla (Speidel & Mey 1999).
• Jaenicke & Mey (2011) retain this sp. in Eoophyla as 'incertae sedis'.
  • It is one of the sp. listed as an isolated taxon.
  • This is not an Eoophyla.
  • Possibly Schoenobiinae.
  • See Patissa Moore, 1884-1887 [1886] & Chen & Wu (2014).

Description

Both wings are silvery white with pale brown lineation. The main fasciation is at the post basal, the antemedian and post median and sbtermenal positions. The orbicular areas are partly outlined with pale brown. Both wings have pale brown interneural spots at the termenae. The fringes are silvery white. It is assumed that Kina Balu refers to an area near Mt. Kinabalu.

Life History

Unknown

References

• Jaenicke, B. & Mey, W. (2011) Revision der Eoophyla ceratucha-Gruppe und ihr Verbreitung in Sudostasian, Beitr. Ent., 61 (1): 3-87, 25 figs.
• Chen, F-Q & Wu, C-S (2014) Zoological Systematics, 39 (2): 163-208. DOI: 10.11865/zs20140201.
• Speidel, W. & Mey, W. (1999b) Catalogue of the Oriental Acentropinae (Crambidae, Pyralidae). Tijdschr. v. Entomol. 142: 125-142, figs. 1-3.
• Hampson, G.F., (1906f) LXXII Descriptions of new Pyralidae of the subfamilies Hydrocampinae and Scoparianae. Ann. Mag. nat. Hist., Ser. 7, 18 (108): 455-472.