Aetholix litanalis Walker, [1859]; PED 11

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  Taxonomy

  
  

  The holotype of Botys litanalis Walker, 1859d: 706 is in the UM Oxford. TL Sarawak.
  
  Syn Endotricha? stenialis Warren 1891: 68. Syn. n. (Swinhoe 1906: 414).
  
  syn. Nymphula titanalis Hampson 1897: 144, misspel., syn. n. (Speidel & Mey 1999b: 138).
  
  It resembles some dingy Elophila spp. or possibly Parthenodes [Paracymoriza] immanis Hampson which is probably why it was considered as an acentropine for many years. Speidel & Mey transferred it to the Spilomelinae. Comb. n. to Aetholix Lederer, 1863 (Speidel & Mey 1999b: 138).
  
  However this sp. is not well placed in Aetholix and it possibly should be in Endotricha as once was its junior subjective syn. E. stenialis.

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  Description

  
  

  Wing length : 6mm. A pale brown species, lightly marked with indistinct white markings. Note the pointed FW apex and the small white markings on the FW costa.

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  Distribution & Habitat

  
  

  India (Meghalaya), Sabah, Sarawak lowland including cultivated areas; <420m.

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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

  
  

  Hampson, G.F. (1897b) On the classification of two subfamilies of moths of the Family Pyralidae: The Hydrocampinae and Scopariinae. Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. :127-240.
  
  Walker, F. (1859d [May 10]) Pyralides, In; List Spec. Lepid. Ins. Coll. B. M., Cat. Lepid. Heterocera. (Ser. 4), 18: 509-798.

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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