Rhodoneura sp. 9 | The Pyralids of Borneo

Family: &nbsp; Thyrididae
Subfamily: &nbsp; Siculodinae
Tribe: &nbsp; Rhodoneurini
Genus: &nbsp; Rhodoneura
Distribution: Sumatra.
Habitat: Hill forest.

Taxonomy

Sumatra. Rhodoneura sp. 9 consists of three unnamed specimens from Sumatra (Aek Tarum, Gng. Malayu) in the NHM thyridid accessions (Mi7447).

Description

A medium sized species of a silvery white with pinkish gray-brown markings. Other specimens have slightly more sharply defined markings. This morphotype closely resembles Rhodoneura sp. 2 but it is smaller and more grey than pink.