Pseudonoorda nigropunctalis Hampson
- Family: Crambidae
- Subfamily: Odontiinae
- Genus: Pseudonoorda
- Distribution: Thailand, W.Malaysia, Singapore, Sabah, Brunei, Sarawak, Indonesia (Sumatra, Irian Jaya).
- Habitat: Lowland & lower montane forest, possibly associated with disturbed and secondary forest; <1980m.
- Wing Length: 7-10mm
Taxonomy
The holotype of Noorda nigropunctalis Hampson, 1899: 222 is from W. Malaysia (Perak). comb. n. to Pseudonoorda Munroe 1974: 31).
Description
The ground colour of the FW is a pale creamy yellow with a paler HW. The FW costal streak is brown with three black spots along its dorsal margin. Both wings have a broad purplish-brown margin which has purplish metallic scales on the wing margin and fringes. The inner margin of these dark areas is markedly jagged with a distinct step towards the rear of the FW. This margin is only on the anterior margin of the HW. N. metalloma (Lower, 1903a: 65-66) from Australasia is similar but has smoother edges to the submarginal band. Normal wingspan 14-17mm but <24 mm.
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References
- Hampson, G. (1899) A revision of the moths of the subfamily Pyraustinae and the family Pyralidae. Part 2, Proc. zool. soc. Lond.: 172-291.
- Munroe, E. G., (1974) Pyralidae of the Third Archbold Expedition. 1. Subfamily Odontiinae (Lepidotera), Tijdschrift V. Ent., 117, 92: 27-37, pl. 1-5. RTS (1994): 177, pl. 29, fig. 14.
- [RTS] Robinson, G.S., Tuck, K.R. & Shaffer, M. (1994) A Field Guide to the Smaller Moths of South-East Asia, Malaysian Nature Society Kuala Lumpur & Natural History Museum, London, 311 pp. 51 text figs, 32 pls.
- [RTS] (1994): 177, pl. 19, fig.14.
- Lower, O.B. (1903a) New Australian Noctuina etc.. Trans. Roy. Soc. S. Austr. 27 (1): 27-74.