Erpis macularis Walker, [1863]; PED 10

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  Taxonomy

  
  

  The holotype of Erpis macularis Walker, 1863a: 133 is from Borneo.
  
  E. pacificalis Hampson, 1912b: 165 from Japan (Bonin Is.) is the only other member of this genus but it is probably misplaced in Erpis.

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  Description

  
  

  Wing Length: 9.5mm. A distinctive species with a leopard-skin pattern in purplish brown and cream on its FW. The HW is uniformly pale brown with a white line on the long fringes. See RTS (1994: 171) who refer to its compact labial palps.

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  Distribution & Habitat

  
  

  W. Malaysia, Sabah, Brunei, Sarawak, Indonesia (Java). Lowland to lower montane forest including primary canopy; <1000m.

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  Life History & Pest Status

  
  

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  Similar spp.

  
  

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  Unrelated Look-alikes

  
  

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  References

  
  

  Walker, F. (1863a [April 18]) Crambites and Tortricites. In List Spec. Lepid. Ins. Coll. B. M., Cat. Lepid. Heterocera, 27: 1-286.
  
  [RTS] (1994): 171, pl.29, fig.1.

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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