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Nymphicula sp. 1

  • Family: Crambidae
  • Subfamily: Acentropinae
  • Genus: Nymphicula
  • Distribution: W. Malaysia, Sabah, Brunei.
  • Habitat: Lowland primary & disturbed forest <630m
  • Wing Length: 7.5mm

Taxonomy

Nymphicula sp. 1 is a common unnamed morphotype in the SLS-Coll. from Sabah (Danum Valley), Brunei (Ulu Temburong) and the HSB Coll. (GTE). Generic placement provisional.

Description

A dark brown species with three or four malformed eyespots on the HW margin. Easily distinguished by the two large pale yellow areas near the FW apex.


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