Eristena endosaris Meyrick | The Pyralids of Borneo

Family: &nbsp; Crambidae
Subfamily: &nbsp; Acentropinae
Genus: &nbsp; Eristena
Distribution: Sabah, Brunei, Kalimantan Selatan.
Habitat: Lowland to upper montane primary forest &amp; cultivated areas Near streams &lt;2000m.
Wing Length: 8mm

Taxonomy

The holotype of Oligostigma endosaris Meyrick, 1894 is from Kalimantan Selatan (Pulo Laut).

As a temporary measure syn. Speidel & Mey (1999b) transferred the sp. to Eristena Warren, 1896.

Description

Patterned like a typical Eristena spp. The rather long and narrow FW is fulvous with pale brown patches and a subtermenal white band. The HW is fulvous with a horizontal white central band edged in brown. There are marginal eyespots near the tornus.

Eristena endosaris Meyrick specimen plate

References

Warren, W. (1896) New genera and species of Pyralidae, Thyrididae, and Epiplemidae. Ann. Mag. nat. Hist., (6) 17 (98): 131-150, 202-216.
Speidel, W. & Mey, W. (1999b) Catalogue of the oriental Acentropinae (Crambidae, Pyralidae). Tijdschr. v. Entomol. 142: 125-142, figs. 1-3.
Meyrick, E. (1894a) On Pyralidina from the Malay Archipelago. Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond.: 455-480.