Calamotropha sp. 1; PED 5

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  Taxonomy

  
  

  Calomotropha sp. 1 nr. C. obliterans (Walker, 1863). Specimens in the SLS & Schulze Colls.

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  Description

  
  

  Wing length: 7mm. Most wing markings are obsolete with no fasciation on the FW beyond darker sub-termenal and subcostal areas. The ground colour of the FW is a golden straw coloured with a paler fawn HW. The pale spot on the FW apex is usually obvious. The fringes are creamy white. The palpi are long, porrect and furry. Schulze (2000) taxon #308. See Calamotropha obliterans (Walker, 1863) and Calamotropha spp. 2, 3 & 4 which may be conspecific.

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  Distribution & Habitat

  
  

  Sabah. Lowland primary & old (30yr) secondary forest; <250m.

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  Life History & Pest Status

  
  

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  Similar spp.

  
  

  Calomotropha obliterans

  Calamotropha sybilla

  Calamotropha spp. 2, 3 & 4

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  Unrelated Look-alikes

  
  

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  References

  
  

  Schulze, C.H. (2000) Auswirkungen anthropogener Störungen auf die Diversität von Herbivoren. (Analys von Nachtfalterzönosen entlang von Habitatgradienten in Ost-Malaysia). Unpubl. PhD Thesis, University of Bayreuth, Germany: 350 pp.

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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