Placosaris sp. 3
- Family: Crambidae
- Subfamily: Pyraustinae
- Genus: Placosaris
- Distribution: Sabah.
- Habitat: Lowland young disturbed forest & cultivated area, 460-480m
- Wing Length: 10mm
Taxonomy
Placosaris sp. 3. Unnamed specimens in the Schulze Coll., from Sabah (PHS). These may be the same as Placosaris arjunoalis.
Description
A totally brown sp. with faint markings on the FW including an antemedian line, a very faint post marginal line and faint sub marginal spots at the veins. Schulze (2000) taxon #619.
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References
- Munroe, E. & Muutura, A. (1970) Can. ent., 102, (12); 1489-1507, figs, 9, 20.
- 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.
