Hyalobathra miniosalis Guenée | The Pyralids of Borneo

Family: &nbsp; Crambidae
Subfamily: &nbsp; Pyraustinae
Tribe: &nbsp; Portentomorphini
Genus: &nbsp; Hyalobathra
Distribution: Sri Lanka, India, Burma, Sabah, Kalimantan Timur, Australia (Q).
Habitat: Lowland forest including primary canopy, disturbed areas and oil palm plantation &lt;610m.
Wing Length: 10mm

Taxonomy

The female holotype of Ebulea miniosalis Guenée 1854: 362 from Australia is in the BMNH. Sutrisno & Horak (2003) re-examined the genus and re-described the sp.

syn. Hyalobathra rhodoplecta Turner, 1937: 87. TL Australia (N. Queensland, Kuranda).

Ebulea europsalis Walker 1859: 749 TL N. Hindostan and Ebulea orseisalis Walker 1859: 749, TL Java, may also be syn..

Description

An often distinctive bright fiery-red and pink sp. quite variable in the distinctness of its lineations including a pale form which is more yellow and pink. Its variability may indicate a species complex which merits closer investigation. Morphotypes like this have been variously listed as Ostrinea, Paliga & Pionea. Schulze (2000) Taxon #704.

Hyalobathra miniosalis Guenée specimen plate

References

Guenée, A. (1854) Deltoïdes et pyralites. In Boisduval, J.A. & Guenée, A., Hist. nat. des Insectes (Spec. gén. Lépid.) Vol. 8, 448pp. + 10 pls., Librarie Encyclopédique de Roret: Paris.
Sutrisno H. & Horak M. (2003) Revision of the Australian species of Hyalobathra Meyrick (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae: Pyraustinae) based on adult morphology and with description of a new species. Austr. J. Ent., 42 (3): 233-248.
Walker, F. (1859d [May 10]) Pyralides, In; List Spec. Lepid. Ins. Coll. B. M., Cat. Lepid. Heterocera. Fourth Series 18: 509-799.