Placosaris sp. 5
- Family: Crambidae
- Subfamily: Pyraustinae
- Genus: Placosaris
- Distribution: Sabah.
- Habitat: Mangrove, primary & disturbed forest & disturbed areas <1050m.
- Wing Length: 8mm
Taxonomy
Placosaris? sp. 4. Un-named specimens from Sabah in the Schulze Coll.
Description
A mainly brown sp. with a few indistinct darker grey markings including partial postmedian lines on both wings. The FW costa is paler towards the apex. The hind tibia have very large grey scale tufts. Widely distributed. Schulze (2000) taxon #260 as ‘Tylostega sp. 1’.
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References
- Schulze, C.H. (2000) Auswirkungen anthropogener Störungen auf die Diversität von Herbivoren. (Analys von Nachtfalterzönosen entlang von Habitatgradienten in Ost-Malaysia). Unpubl. PhD Thesis, University of Bayreuth, Germany: 350 pp.