Goniorhynchus? plumbeizonalis Hampson
- Family: Crambidae
- Subfamily: Spilomelinae
- Genus: Goniorhynchus
- Distribution: India (Sikkim, Meghalaya), Burma, Sabah, Indonesia (Bali).
- Habitat: Lowland forest; <600m.
- Wing Length: 8mm
Taxonomy
The holotypes of Goniorhynchus plumbeizonalis Hampson 1896: 323, fig 183, are from from Burma (Tenasserim) and India [Meghalaya] Khasis. They are in the NHM.
Description
A delicate yellow moth with brown wing margins and dark brown fasciation. There is a c-shaped stigma on the FW. It is similar to U. geographicalis (Guenée, 1854). Note many of these rather delicate yellow and brown spp. are superficially similar to some Botyodes spp. such as Pyrausta euryphaea Meyrick and Botyodes diniasalis Walker.
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References
- Hampson, G.F. (1896) Moths, Vol. IV, In Blandford, W.T. (ed.), The Fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma, W.T., Taylor and Francis, London: xxiii + 594pp.
