Bradina adhaesalis Walker, [1858]; PED 14

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  Taxonomy

  
  

  The holotype of Botys adhaesalis Walker, 1858: 664, is from Sri Lanka.
  
  Syn. Botys aeclusalis Walker 1858: 686. TL Sarawak is in U. M. Oxford;
  
  syn. Botys teutalis Walker, 1859: 690. TL Sarawak is in U. M. Oxford.

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  Description

  
  

  Wing Length: 12mm. This dark brown sp. has few wing markings, just a faint curved post median line on FW & HW and a few darker spots on the FW including a stigma. Note the shape of the FW and HW post median lines which curve smoothly to the wing edges. See Bradina admixtalis Walker, 1859 which is very similar but paler. There is sexual dimorphism with males having longer abdomens.

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  Distribution & Habitat

  
  

  Madagascar, Sri Lanka, India (S), Singapore, Sabah, Kalimantan Selatan, Bali, China. Lowland. Primary & secondary forest and cultivated areas; <580m.

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  Life History & Pest Status

  
  

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  Similar spp.

  
  

  Bradina admixtalis

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  Unrelated Look-alikes

  
  

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  References

  
  

  Walker, F. (1859) Cat Lep., 18: 664.

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  Genitalia

  
  

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  DNA Barcode

  
  

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  3D Imaging

  
  

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  Spare

  
  

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KEY TO TABS
(1) Taxonomy, (2) Description, (3) Distribution & Habitat, (4) Life History & Pest Status, (5) Similar spp., (6) Unrelated Look-alikes, (7) References, (8) Genitalia, (9) DNA Barcode, (10) 3D Imaging, (11) Spare