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Scoparia? sp. 9

  • Family: Crambidae
  • Subfamily: Scopariinae
  • Genus: Scoparia
  • Distribution: Sabah.
  • Habitat: Lowland disturbed forest, 520m.
  • Wing Length: 7mm

Taxonomy

Scoparia? sp. 9. An unnamed specimen in the Schulze Coll. from Sabah (PHS). Generic placement uncertain.

Description

FW is a pale brown speckled with darker scales and spotted with black. The HW is grey brown.  Schulze (2000) taxon #844.

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.

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