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Conogethes sp. 2; PED 15


  • Taxonomy


    Conogethes sp. 2. A single unnamed male specimen in the Schulze Coll, from Sabah, PHS. Close to C. ersealis Walker, 1859e: 980.

  • Description


    This bright yellow and black spotted sp. is one of the less densely spotted Conogethes spp..It is very similar to Conogethes nicippealis Walker, 1859e: 999 but unlike that sp. and C. ersealis it lacks the distinct spot very obvious in the base of the HW cell present in most Conogethes spp.. Note the black tipped anal claspers. Schulze (2000) taxon #238.

  • Distribution & Habitat


    Sabah. Primary forest canopy; 580m.

  • Life History & Pest Status


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  • Similar spp.


    Conogethes ersealis
    C. evaxalis
    C. nicippealis
    C. punctiferalis

  • 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, 350pp.

    Walker, F. (1859e) Pyralides, In; List Spec. Lepid. Ins. Coll. B. M., Cat. Lepid. Heterocera. Ser. 4, 19: 799-1036.

  • Genitalia


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  • DNA Barcode


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  • 3D Imaging


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  • Spare


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(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