Chabula telphusalis Walker, [1859]; PED 14

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Taxonomy
The holotype of Glyphodes telphusalis Walker, 1859: 974 from Sarawak is in the UM Oxford.
Syn. Bocchoris albilunalis Wileman, 1911: 381, pl. 31, fig 12. TL Japan, Yoshino. Syn. n. (Shibuya 1928: 31);
MS syn. Bocchoris fazanalis Swinhoe 1906: 288. TL India (Khasia Hills). Ms syn. n. (LepIndex card).
syn. Heterocnephes reniferalis Snellen, 1890b: 616) TL Sikkim. Syn. n. (Hampson 1898: 248). The male type is in Leiden;
syn Glyphodes uncinalis Pagenstecher 1884: 273. Syn. n. (Shibuya 1927: 98).
ssp. ricinalis Snellen, [1900] 1899: 70, 74 [orig. a ssp. of reniferalis Snellen 1890]. -
Description
Wing Length: 10mm. This purple-grey, black and white sp. is readily identified by its FW patterning, with a narrow white band antemedianally and a large ‘B’ shaped white patch at the post median position.
A specimen has been DNA barcoded [BOLD taxon #19537] Sample ID: Pyr000788 (Ratnasingham & Hebert 2007). -
Distribution & Habitat
India (Assam, Sikkim), Burma, W.Malaysia, Sabah, Brunei, Sarawak, Kalimantan Berat, Kalimantan Selatan,, Amboina, Irian Jaya, PNG, Solomon Is., Australia. Salayer, Sulawesi, Philippines, Taiwan, Japan. Lowland forest primary, secondary forest and cultivated areas; <650m.
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Life History & Pest Status
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Similar spp.
C.terealis
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Unrelated Look-alikes
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References
Hampson, G. (1898) A revision of the moths of the subfamily Pyraustinae and the family Pyralidae. Part 1, Proc. zool. soc. Lond.: 590-760
Pagenstecher, A. (1884) Beitrage zur Lepidoptera-fauna von Amboina, Jb. Nassau. Ver. Naturk. 37: 150-326.
Snellen, P. C. T. (1890b) XVIII A catalogue of the Pyralidina of Sikkim collected by Henry J. Elwes and the late Otto Möller. Trans ent. Soc Lond: 557-647, 2 pl. (XIX & XX).
Snellen, P.C.T. ([1900] 1899) Nieuwe aanteekeningen over Pyraliden Tijdschr. v. Ent., 42 : 58-114, pls. 3 & 4.
Swinhoe, C. (1906) LIX New and little known species of Heterocera from the East, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (Ser. 7) 16 (108): 403-416.
Walker, F. (1859e) Pyralides, In; List Spec. Lepid. Ins. Coll. B. M., Cat. Lepid. Heterocera. Ser. 4, 19: 799-1036.
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Genitalia
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DNA Barcode
A specimen has been DNA barcoded [BOLD taxon #19537] Sample ID: Pyr000788 (Ratnasingham & Hebert 2007).
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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