Ostrinia sp. 2
- Family: Crambidae
- Subfamily: Pyraustinae
- Genus: Ostrinia
- Distribution: Sabah.
- Habitat: An agricultural area, Keningau, Sabah Interior; 450m.
- Wing Length: 15mm
Taxonomy
A damaged specimen named as Ostrinia [Pyralis] nubilalis Hübner, 1796 in the ARC Tuaran Coll.
Description
This may be a dark form of O. furnacalis Guenée, 1854 as Ostrinia nubilalis Hübner (TL: Europe) is said to be absent in Borneo (Frolov et. al. 2007).
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References
- Hübner, J ([1796] 1796-1836; Samml. eur. Schmett. [6] Pyralides: 94, pl. 14, f. 94,
- Hübner, J. (1796-1836) Samml. eur. Schmett. Vols 1-8, Augsburg
- Frolov, A.N., Bourget, D. & Ponsard, S. (2007) Reconsidering the taxomony [sic] of several Ostrinia species in the light of reproductive isolation: a tale for Ernst Mayr. Biol. J. Linnean Soc., 91, 49-72.5 figs.