Gadessa sp. 2
- Family: Crambidae
- Subfamily: Spilomelinae
- Genus: Gadessa
- Distribution: Sabah.
- Habitat: Lowland primary & disturbed forest including canopy, 580m.
- Wing Length: 9.5mm
Taxonomy
Gadessa sp. 2. Specimens in the Schulze Coll.
Generic placement uncertain but here we treat it as Gadessa Moore 1885: 278. It may be conspecific with:
- Gadessa sp. 3
- Gadessa sp. 4
Description
A pale ochreous taxon with darker brown ante-median and post-median lines. The AML of the FW turns distally at it approaches the anterior margin.The FW has an elongate spot in the cell and a small punctum in at the base of the cell. There is a black band on the tip of the abdomen. Schulze (2000) taxon #266 ‘Pleuroptya sp. 12’. Gadessa sp. 3 & sp. 4 are all very similar.
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References
- Moore, F. (1884-1887 [1886]) 'Imprint 1885' Lepid. Ceylon., Vol 3, IX-XIII, xv + 578pp., pls. [71] 144-215 L. Reeve & Co., London.
- 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.