Bradina diagonalis Guenée, [1854]; PED 14

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  Taxonomy

  
  

  The holotype of Stegothyris diagonalis Guenée, 1854: 201, is from Java. Comb. n. to Bradina (Yamanaka 1983: 172)
  
  Syn Stegothyris transversalis Lederer 1863 (as syn in LepIndex);
  
  syn Botys plagialis Moore, [1868a Jan] 1867: 96 (as syn in LepIndex);.

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  Description

  
  

  Wing Length: 9.5mm. This species has grey-white ground colour with broad brown submarginal shading. A brown subcosta extends to a elongated orbicular spot on the FW. There is an obvious broad straight median stripe crossing both wings. The underside is identical. The abdominal tip is ochreous. This is one of the few Bradina spp. in a small group (Bradina incertae sedis ) that is not mainly brown. This also includes B. modestalis Lederer, 1863 and B. aurata Butler 1887. Their generic placement may need to be re-evaluated.

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  Distribution & Habitat

  
  

  India (Assam, Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh), Bhutan, Burma, Vietnam, W.Malaysia, Sabah, Indonesia (Sumatra, Java, Sumbawa, Irian Jaya), China (Yunnan), Taiwan, Japan. Lowland to montane; primary & secondary forest (inc. canopy) and cultivated areas; <2000m.

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  Life History & Pest Status

  
  

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  Similar spp.

  
  

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  Unrelated Look-alikes

  
  

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  References

  
  

  Guenée, A. (1854) Deltoïdes et pyralites. In Boisduval, J.A. & Guenée, A., Hist. nat. des Insectes (Spec. gén. Lépid.) Vol. 8, 448pp. + 10 pls., Librarie Encyclopédique de Roret: Paris.
  
  Lederer, J., (1863) Beitrag zur Kenntniss der Pyralidinen. Wien. entomol. Monat. 7: 243-280, 331-502, pl. 2-18.
  
  Moore, F. ([1868a Jan] 1867) On the lepidopterous insects of Bengal. Part I, Proc. zool. soc. Lond: 1867: 44-98, Pls. 6 & 7.
  
  [RTS] (1994): 183, pl. 30, fig.14.
  
  Yamanaka, H. (1883) Revisional study of some species of Bradina lederer from Japan, China and Taiwan (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae, Pyraustinae) . Tinea 11(19): 161-176.

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  Genitalia

  
  

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  DNA Barcode

  
  

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  3D Imaging

  
  

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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