Musotima sp. 2
- Family: Crambidae
- Subfamily: Musotiminae
- Genus: Musotima
- Distribution: Sabah.
- Habitat: Lowland, cultivated area, 460m.
- Wing Length: 8,5mm
Taxonomy
Musotima sp. 2 is a single unnamed specimen in the Schulze Coll. from Sabah (PHS).
Description
A sp. with complicated but indistinct markings in pale brown, dark brown, white and fulvous. White streaks extend toward the margins of both wings. An orange submarginal band extends round the FW and HW termenae to beyond the tornus. Basally it is edged by a white band.
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References
- Schulze, C.H. (2000) Auswirkungen anthropogener Störungen auf die DiversitÀt von Herbivoren. (Analys von Nachtfalterzönosen entlang von Habitatgradienten in Ost-Malaysia). Unpubl. PhD Thesis, University of Bayreuth, Germany: 350 pp.