Peniculimius crassus Schouten, [1994]; PED 5

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  Taxonomy

  
  

  The holotype of Peniculimius crassus Schouten, 1994: : 20, figs. 5, 11, 12, 17 is from Sabah, Mt. Kinabalu. The paratype is in the NHM.

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  Description

  
  

  Wing length: 6.5mm. The slightly falcate FW appears mainly pale brown, (with a mix of dark brown and white scales) It has a single bicolour, transverse median line, which is grey blue on the basal edge and orange distally. The apex is orange and a triangular apical area is delineated by two orange and two blue grey lines. There are eight termenal spots separated by orange patches. Schouten (1994: describes and illustrates the sp. and its genitalia. The HW is a very pale brown. Almost indistinguishable from other Peniculimius spp. with eight black termenal dots being similar to Peniculimius api, P fructus & P. marginata which only differ slightly in the shape of the fasciae and in the texturing (scale distribution) in the brownish areas. They are all best separated by the genitalia.

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  Distribution & Habitat

  
  

  Sabah. Mt. Kinabalu. Submontane, primary forest <1500m

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  Life History & Pest Status

  
  

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  Similar spp.

  
  

  Peniculimius spp. are best separated by the genitalia.

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  Unrelated Look-alikes

  
  

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  References

  
  

  Schouten, R.T.A. (1994) Storkia. Den Haag. Museon, 3: 20, figs. 5, 11, 12, 17.

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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