Scoparia? sp. 1
- Family: Crambidae
- Subfamily: Scopariinae
- Genus: Scoparia
- Distribution: W. Malaysia, Sabah.
- Habitat: Lowland. Mostly newly disturbed forest fragments nr. cultivated areas <610m
- Wing Length: 6mm
Taxonomy
Scoparia sp? 1. An unnamed morphotype from W. Malaysia (GTE) in the HSB-Coll. and a similar morphotype from Sabah (PHS) in the Schulze Coll.. Generic placement provisional. This may be a Microchilo.
Description
This morphotype has a pale grey FW marked with brown speckling and diffuse brown patterning where a jagged termenal and a faint ante-median line can be discerned The FW termen is pale with darker marks on the veins. The HW is totally grey brown with a white termenal band. The Sabahan specimen has more diffuse markings and may not be conspecific. Microchilo syndyas is very similar but has different FW markings. Schulze (2000) Taxon #886 ‘Scopariinae? 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.
