Isocentris phoenicozona Hampson
- Family: Crambidae
- Subfamily: Pyraustinae
- Genus: Isocentris
- Distribution: India (Sikkim, Assam), Thailand, W.
- Habitat: Malaysia Sabah, Sarawak, Indonesia (Kalimantan Timur), PNG.
- Wing Length: 8.5mm
Taxonomy
The holotype of Isocentris phoenicozona Hampson, 1896: 385 is from India [Meghalaya] (Khasia Hills).
Description
A yellow sp. with a purple submarginal band. In some specimens the apical yellow triangle may be replaced by a mauve suffusion. Labial palps are yellow and purple above and white beneath. The orange transverse lines are indistinct on the Underside.
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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.
- [RTS] Robinson, G.S., Tuck, K.R. & Shaffer, M. (1994) A Field Guide to the Smaller Moths of South-East Asia, Malaysian Nature Society Kuala Lumpur & Natural History Museum, London, 311 pp. 51 text figs, 32 pls.
- [RTS] (1994): 180, pl.30, fig.3).