Chalcidoptera emissalis Walker, [1866]; PED 14

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  Taxonomy

  
  

  The holotype of Botys emissalis Walker, [1866] 1865: 1421 TL Solomon Is (Aru) in the UM Oxford.
  
  Syn. Analthes crinipes Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875, pl. 134 fig 43. TL Amboina. syn n. (Shaffer et al. 1996);
  
  syn. Chalcidoptera rubra Butler, 1887: 120 is the TS of Chalcidoptera Butler, 1887;. TL Solomon Is. (Aru). syn n. (Shaffer et al. 1996)
  
  syn. Analthes pyrrhocosma Meyrick 1894: 460. TL S.E. Borneo. syn n. (Shaffer et al. 1996).

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  Description

  
  

  Wing Length: male 9.5mm - female 13mm. An extremely sexually dimorphic species, a characteristic of most Chalcidoptera spp., with bright reddish brown males and mainly yellow females. There is some variability in the extent of yellow spotting on the males which have longer abdomens. (See Chalcidoptera sp. 1). The males have long fawn anal hair scales. The association of male and female in many Chalcidoptera spp. needs confirmation. See Chalcidoptera pryeri Hampson, 1898. A morphotype from the Molluccas, resembling a male of this sp. is larger with a different wing shape and is probably not conspecific.

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  Distribution & Habitat

  
  

  Sri Lanka, India (NE), Burma, Singapore, Sabah, Kalimantan Berat, Molluccas, Amboina, Irian Jaya (Fergusson Is.), PNG, Australia (Q), Solomon Is. (Aru, Bougainville). Lowland primary forest; <430m.

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  Life History & Pest Status

  
  

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  Similar spp.

  
  

  Chalcidoptera pryeri
  Chalcidoptera sp. 1

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  Unrelated Look-alikes

  
  

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  References

  
  

  Butler, A.G. (1887) Description of New Species of Heterocerous Lepidoptera (Pyralites) from the Solomon Islands. Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. Ser. 5., 20, (116): 114-124.
  
  Felder, C., Felder, R. & Rogenhofer A. F. (1875) Reise öste Fregatte Novara um die Erde in den Jarhen 1857, 1858, 1859 (Zool.), 2; 2 Abtheilung. Lepidoptera 2; 9 + 10+ 20 pp , 140 pls. Wien.
  
  Walker, F. (1865c [Oct 14]) List Spec Lepid. Ins. Coll. B. M., Cat. Lepid. Heterocera. 33, (Suppl. 3): 707-1533.

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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