Trichophysetis sp. 12
- Family: Crambidae
- Subfamily: Cybalomiinae
- Genus: Trichophysetis
- Distribution: Sabah.
- Habitat: Lowland primary forest; 630m.
- Wing Length: 6mm
Taxonomy
Trichophysetis sp. 12 a single unnamed morphotype from Sabah (PHS) in the Schulze Coll.
Generic placement uncertain.
A few specimens of these brown speckled morphotypes have been seen from parts of SE Asia. Here they are informally grouped into the ‘Brown speckled Trichophysetis’ group.
Description
The body and both wings are an unmarked brown but it has fewer distinct darker brown spots on the wing margins and apices than Trichophysetis sp. 11. Schulze (2000) taxon #963, ‘Pyraustinae sp 75’.
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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.