Taxonomy

Kalimantan Selatan, Pulau Laut. The holotype of Brixia dorilusalis Walker, 1859e:890 from Sarawak is in the OUMNH. Comb. n. Shaffer & Nielsen (1996). For synonymy and habitats see Swinhoe (1906: 286). Syn. Pyralis albiferalis Walker, [1866] 1865:1524 from the Moluccas (Batchian) is in the OUMNH. Syn. n. (Shaffer & Nielsen, 1996). Syn. Pyralis imbutalis Walker, [1866] 1865:1524 from Misool is in OUMNH ; Syn. Siculodes acutipennis Pagenstecher, 1886:167 is from the Moluccas (Aru Is.). Syn. Banisia elongata Warren, 1896b:340 is from Australia (Cedar Bay). The male syntype is in the NHM. Syn. n. (Shaffer & Nielsen, 1996).

Description

The FW has darker brown patches on a paler yellow brown background. Easily distinguished from C.cumulalis by its lighter coloration and having a more distinctly striped HW and a lack of shiny lead-grey scales (RTS: p.130-131). Very variable in size, the specimens from Pulau Laut (Kalimantan Selatan) are amongst the smallest seen.

Distribution & Habitat

Sarawak, Kalimantan Selatan, Aru, Misool, Batchian, Mantang Riau, New Britain, Australia (Q). Lowland.

Life History & Pest Status

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