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Bradina opacusalis Swinhoe, [1904]; PED 14


  • Taxonomy


    The holotype of Bradina opacusalis Swinhoe, 1904: 156 from Sarawak (Kuching) is in the NHM.

  • Description


    Wing Length: 13mm. A dark brown sp. virtually un-marked apart from two faint darker patches at each end of the FW cell. The termen of both wings have a very thin white line before the marginal cillia. The palpi are blackish brown, white beneath. The intersegmental areas of the abdomen show thin white lines. See Bradina remipes Hampson,1897: 199 which lacks the FW spots. Similar to Bradina melanoperas Hampson, 1896: 227 (TL Burma) but that sp. has a distinct crescentic dark spot on the FW cell.

  • Distribution & Habitat


    Burma, Sarawak> Lowland to lower montane; <1520m.

  • Life History & Pest Status


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  • Similar spp.


    Bradina melanoperas
    Bradina remipes

  • Unrelated Look-alikes


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  • References


    Swinhoe, C. (1904a) New species of Eastern, Australian and African Heterocera in the national collection. Trans. ent Soc. Lond. 1904 (3): 139-158.

  • 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