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Cirrhochrista minuta Swinhoe, [1902]; PED 15


  • Taxonomy


    The female holotype of Cirrhochrista minuta Swinhoe, 1902a: 181 is from Sabah (Labuan). (Everett's specimen). It is in the NHM.

  • Description


    Wing length: 7mm. This is probably the smallest of the Cirrhochrista spp. The wings are mainly silvery white. The FW costa is fulvous and dark brown, as are the slightly serrate termenal submarginal areas of both wings. The narrow transverse sub-apical line of the FW is the only fasciation to cross the wings although there is a small fulvous mark at the median position of the subcosta. Note the long, furry, forward pointing palpi.

  • Distribution & Habitat


    Burma, Thailand, W. Malaysia, Brunei, Sabah (Labuan), Taiwan; Lowland.

  • Life History & Pest Status


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  • Similar spp.


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  • Unrelated Look-alikes


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  • References


    Swinhoe (1902a) XXVIII Descriptions of new Eastern and Australian Moths Ann. Mag. nat. Hist., Ser.7, 9 (49): 165-182.

  • 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