Herdonia apoensis Inoue | The Pyralids of Borneo

Family: &nbsp; Thyrididae
Subfamily: &nbsp; Siculodinae
Tribe: &nbsp; Siculodini
Genus: &nbsp; Herdonia
Distribution: Philippines.
Habitat: Lowland and lower montane; &lt;1100m.
Wing Length: 31-40mm

Taxonomy

Paratype, Philippines, upper Baracatan, Apo Range, Mt. Talomo. The holotype of Herdonia apoensis Inoue, 1993 from the Philippines (Mindanao, Mt. Talomo) is in the NSM Tokyo. The paratype is the single specimen in the NHM (Mi7449) (Inoue, 1993, 2001).

Description

FW with typical Herdonia patterning with brown submarginal and median bands and a small brown basal patch and subbasal line on the HW. This species is part of a group containing H. osacesalis, H. sundana, H. hainanensis Inoue 1993, H. approximata and H. candida Gaede 1932:745, but can be distinguished by its antennae being more slender with each lamella nearly quadrate. Its face is brownish grey with a white lower half. The size is similar to H. approximata but the FW red-brown shading near the termen is thicker and broader.