Authaeretis sp.2; PED 12
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Taxonomy
Authaeretis sp. 2 a single damaged specimen from Sabah (PHS) in the Schulze Coll.
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Description
Wing Length: 11mm. The brown FW has a white reniform mark and both wings have pale postmedian lines which are indistinct with pale patches anteriorly on the FW. See Authaeretis sp. 1 which is very similar and may be conspecific. Schulze (2000) taxon #955.
See Protonoceras spp. which differ in the shape and smoothness of the FW post median line. Some Herpetogramma spp. such as H. pseudovialis (Hampson) and H. luctuosalis (Guenée) are similar and may be misplaced in Herpetogramma. -
Distribution & Habitat
Sabah. Lowland secondary forest; 520m.
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Life History & Pest Status
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Similar spp.
Authaeretis eridora
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Unrelated Look-alikes
Protonoceras capitalis
P. dolopsalis
Protonoceros sp. 1
Herpetogramma spp.
Herpetogramma pseudovialis
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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