Cnaphalocrocis mimica Warren, [1896]; PED 15

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  Taxonomy

  
  

  The holotype of Lasiacme mimica Warren,1896: 177, from India, Khasia Hills [Meghalaya] is in the NHM. It is considered syn. with C. poeyalis (Boisduval 1933: 118) in the LepIndex but Shaffer notes on the same LepIndex card 'A good sp.' Here we treat it as such
  
  syn. [Marasmia?] eupara Nye (MS name?) TL Sumatra & Irian Jaya (Bradley 1981).
  
  syn. [Marasmia?] tiona Nye (MS name?) TL PNG (Bradley 1981).
  
  syn [Marasmia?] obnata Nye (MS name?) TL St. Helena (Bradley 1981).
  
  Comb. n. to Cnaphalocrocis.

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  Description

  
  

  Wing length: 7mm. A golden yellow and brown sp. with typical Cnaphalocrocis transverse submedian and postmedian lines. Note the specialised tuft of scent scales in the FW cell. The FW costa has a series of dark brown marks like Cnaphalocrocis poeyalis and C. trebiusalis Compared with C. poeyalis this sp. has much wider dark marginal bands on FW & HW. In the males of Cnaphalocrocis poeyalis the large dark patch of scent scales obscures much of the FW subcosta.

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  Distribution & Habitat

  
  

  St Helena, India (Sikkim, Assam, Meghalaya), Thailand, Sabah, Brunei, Indonesia (Sumatra, Irian Jaya), PNG, Philippines. Primary & secondary forest, cultivated areas and oil palm plantations; <800m.

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  Life History & Pest Status

  
  

  The larvae of most Cnaphalocrocis spp. feed on grasses (Graminaceae) and some are serious crop pests. This is a minor pest of graminaceous plants and a minor leaf roller pest of Oryza sativa (rice).

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  Similar spp.

  
  

  Cnaphalocrocis poeyalis

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  Unrelated Look-alikes

  
  

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  References

  
  

  Bradley, J.D. (1981) Marasmia patnalis sp. n. (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) on rice in S.E. Asia. Bull. Ent. Res. 71 (2): 323-327.
  
  Warren, W. (1896c) XVIII New species of moths from the Khasia Hills, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., Ser. 6, 18 (104): 163-177.

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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