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Chabula sphenocosma Meyrick, [1894]; PED 14


  • Taxonomy


    The holotype of Margaronia sphenocosma Meyrick, 1894: 456 is from Kalimantan Selatan (Pulau Laut).

  • Description


    Wing Length: 11mm. This purple-grey, black and white sp. is readily identified by its patterning. The sp. can be distinguished by the triangular white patch on the FW at the post median position and a narrowing white band antemedianally.

    Schulze Coll. Taxon #302

  • Distribution & Habitat


    India (Sikkim, Assam), W.Malaysia, Sumatra, Sabah, Sarawak, Kalimantan Selatan. Lowland and hill, primary & secondary forest (inc. kerangas), scrub & disturbed areas; <1080m.

  • Life History & Pest Status


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  • Similar spp.


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  • Unrelated Look-alikes


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  • References


    Meyrick, E. (1894) XVIII On Pyralidina from the Malay Archipelago, Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1894: 455-480.

  • Genitalia


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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