Noctuelia sp. 4
- Family: Crambidae
- Subfamily: Odontiinae
- Genus: Noctuelia
- Distribution: Sabah.
- Habitat: Lowland primary forest including canopy; <650m.
- Wing Length: 10mm
Taxonomy
Noctuelia sp. 4 is an unnamed morphotype near N. tapsusalis (Walker, 1859) in the Schulze Coll from Sabah (PHS).
Description
A robust very pale yellow sp with brownish-black markings concentrated on the wing bases The FW has an distinct dark median fascia. The veins of the FW are distinctly brown towards the termen. A narrow dark post median line extends two thirds across the FW but does not reach the dorsum. The HW has a dark blotch sub-apically.
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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.