Sufetula sp. 3
- Family: Crambidae
- Subfamily: Lathrotelinae
- Genus: Sufetula
- Distribution: Sabah; Primary forest (inc.
- Habitat: canopy) & disturbed forest, 520-650m.
- Wing Length: 6mm
Taxonomy
Sufetula sp. 3 similar to Sufetula sunidesalis, a short series in the Schulze Coll. from Sabah as syn.:
- Nymphula litanalis Walker, 1859: 706
Description
A brown sp. with a few slightly darker brown blotches the FW has pale striations distally. The termen of both wings is sinuous. Both wings have a dark marginal line with a thinner white line distally before the dark fringes. Two sinuous white lines cross the FW at the sub-termenal and ante-median positions but they are not very distinct. The HW has a similar line sub-termenally. The FW costa has a series of small cream lunules and there is a diffuse dark discoidal patch. The head thorax and abdomen are brown. The abdomen has pale intersegmental membranes. The antennae are brown with white annulations. The short palpi are complex and appear to be bifid. Schulze (2000) taxon #589.
References
- Walker, F. (1859e) Pyralides, In; List Spec. Lepid. Ins. Coll. B. M., Cat. Lepid. Heterocera. Ser. 4, 19: 799-1036.