Nymphicula sp. 7
- Family: Crambidae
- Subfamily: Acentropinae
- Genus: Nymphicula
- Distribution: W.
- Habitat: Malaysia; Lowland forest & disturbed areas, 610m
- Wing Length: 6.5mm
Taxonomy
Nymphicula sp. 7 is an un-named specimen from West Malaysia, GTE, in the HSB Coll.
Description
This species is very similar to N. blandialis of which it may be a var. It is patterned in dark brown, fulvous and white with leaden patches. Densely speckled brown black occupies the centre of both wings, that of the HW separated by a serrate black & white subtermenal lines from four, large eyespots, on the wing margin. See other Nymphicula spp. Nymphicula drusiusalis, N. kinabaluensis, N. saigusai, Nymphicula sp. 2, 4 & 7 are similar.Note the white post median patch from the FW costa is different in N. kinabaluensis, Nymphicula sp. 2 and N. kinabaluensis have five eyespots. N. saigusai Yoshiyasu (1987) is very similar with four eyespots but differs in its wing venation and the shape of the FW tornal marking.
References
- Yoshiyasu, Y., (1987) The Nymphulinae (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) from Thailand, with descriptions of a new genus and six new species. In Kuroko, H. & Moriuti, S. (eds.) Microlepidoptera of Thailand 1: 133-184.