Eusabena sp. 1
- Family: Crambidae
- Subfamily: Spilomelinae
- Genus: Eusabena
- Distribution: Sabah.
- Habitat: Lowland primary forest & canopy, 150m.
- Wing Length: 12mm
Taxonomy
Eusabena sp. 1, a single specimen in the Schulze Coll. from BRL (Canopy Walkway) and a single specimen from DVFC in the SLS Coll. Generic placement provisional.
Description
This yellow morphotype with greyish patterning resembles several Erebidae (Arctiinae) spp. in its patterning. and several sp. in the Dichocrocis actinialis group. Schulze (2000) taxon #475. SLS taxon DA050.
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References
- Schulze, C.H. (2000) Auswirkungen anthropogener Störungen auf die DiversitÀt von Herbivoren. (Analys von Nachtfalterzönosen entlang von Habitatgradienten in Ost-Malaysia). Unpubl. PhD Thesis, University of Bayreuth, Germany: 350 pp.