Crypsitya coclesalis Walker, [1859]; PED 8

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Taxonomy
The holotype of Botys coclesalis Walker, 1859: 701 from Sarawak is in the NHM.
syn. Botys itemalesalis Walker, 1859: 996; TL China (Shanghai)
syn. n. (Munroe & Mutuura, 1969: 1245);
syn. Botys strenualis Walker, [1866] 1865: 1409 TL India (S. Hindustan). Syn. n. (Munroe & Mutuura, 1969: 1245);
syn. Botys lacrymalis Leech, 1889: 69, pl.3 fig. 12. TL Japan (Satsuma & Nagasaki). Syn. n. (Munroe & Mutuura, 1969: 1245);
syn. Botys strenualis Walker, [1866] 1865: 1409 TL NW India (S. Hindustan). Syn. n. (Munroe & Mutuura, 1969: 1245);
syn. Botys interfusalis Walker, [1866] 1865: 1443 TL Java. Syn. n. (Munroe & Mutuura, 1969: 1245).
Comb. n. to Crypsiptya Meyrick 1894 (Shaffer et al., 1996). -
Description
Wing length : 14mm. The bright golden yellow of fresh specimens fades quickly to brownish. A specimen (ID # NAFU Pyr000078) has been barcoded and the data is held in BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data System (Ratnasingham & Hebert 2007) . RTS figure another specimen from Singapore.
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Distribution & Habitat
India (NW, C), Bhutan, Burma, W. Malaysia, Singapore, Sabah, Sarawak, Indonesia (Sumatra, Java), Philippines, China (throughout S & E), Japan. Australia. Plantations and natural forests.
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Life History & Pest Status
A major pest of bamboos in Central India, causing serious economic loss of growth and yield in nurseries, plantations and natural forests (Roychoudhury & Joshi 2008).
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Similar spp.
Crypsiptya sp.1, Crypsiptya sp.2
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Unrelated Look-alikes
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References
[RTS] 1994: 179, Pl. 29, fig.20.
Roychoudhury, N. & Joshi, K. C. (2008), leaf roller Crypsiptya coclesalis Walker (Lepidoptera : Pyralidae), a major pest of bamboos in nurseries and plantations. Indian Forester, North America, 134 (9).
Walker, F. (1859d [May 10]) Pyralides, In; List Spec. Lepid. Ins. Coll. B. M., Cat. Lepid. Heterocera. Fourth Series 18: 509-799. -
Genitalia
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DNA Barcode
A specimen (ID # NAFU Pyr000078) has been barcoded and the data is held in BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data System (Ratnasingham & Hebert 2007).
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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