Conogethes clioalis Walker, [1859]; PED 15

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  Taxonomy

  
  

  The holotype of Astura? clioalis Walker, 1859: 549-550 from Sarawak is in the NHM. The syntype from Borneo (Pulau Laut) is in the UM Oxford. Comb. N. to Conogethes by RTS (1994: 193).

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  Description

  
  

  Wing length: 11mm. A lightly spotted Conogethes sp. It is orange-yellow with darker orange-brown marks and a series of submarginal black spots on both wings. The costal end of post median and submedian lines are black whereas the rest of the lines are indistinct orange-brown. Little variation within the series. It is often confused with the closely related C. punctiferalis Guenée, 1854: 320 which has larger and darker spots. See RTS (1994: 193, Pl. 31, fig. 17). Their specimen is from Singapore.

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  Distribution & Habitat

  
  

  Singapore, Sabah, Sarawak, Kalimantan Selatan. Lowland forest and gardens; <500m.

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  Life History & Pest Status

  
  

  Seed predator on Shorea macrophylla (RTS).

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  Similar spp.

  
  

  Conogethes ersealis
  C. evaxalis
  C. nicippealis
  C. punctiferalis

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  Unrelated Look-alikes

  
  

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  References

  
  

  Hampson, G.F. (1896) Moths, Vol. IV, In Blandford, W.T. (ed.), The Fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma, W.T., Taylor and Francis, London: xxiii + 594pp.
  
  [RTS] 1994: 193, Pl. 31, fig. 17.
  
  Walker, F. (1859d [May 10]) Pyralides, In; List Spec. Lepid. Ins. Coll. B. M., Cat. Lepid. Heterocera. Ser. 4, 18: 509-798.

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  Genitalia

  
  

  No content available.

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  DNA Barcode

  
  

  No content available.

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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