Symphleps ochracea Pagenstecher | The Pyralids of Borneo

Family: &nbsp; Thyrididae
Subfamily: &nbsp; Siculodinae
Tribe: &nbsp; Rhodoneurini
Genus: &nbsp; Symphleps
Distribution: Andaman Is., Thailand, W. Malaysia, Singapore, Sabah, Brunei, Sarawak, Java, Sulawesi, PNG, New Britain, New Ireland.
Habitat: Lowland to lower montane primary and secondary forest and disturbed vegetation; &lt;1500m.
Wing Length: 23mm

Taxonomy

Brunei, Rampayo River. The holotype of Siculodes ochracea Pagenstecher,1886:166 from New Guinea is in the NHM (Mi7421). Transferred to Symphleps (Dalla Torre, 1914: 47, RTS:135).

S. ochracea ab.pallida Warren 1899b:318 from S. moluccas (Buru) is considered a good species. ms stat. rev. (Shaffer, 1993 LepIndex).

Description

Note: specimens have been seen from Sabah (Danum Valley) and Sarawak (Mulu) where the Up stigmata are barely visible and a considerable number of specimens have small white stigmata on the HW Up.

and particularly S. atomosalis for separation of this sp.

Symphleps ochracea Pagenstecher specimen plate