Agrioglypta eurytusalis Walker, [1859]; PED 11

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  Taxonomy

  
  

  The female holotype of Glyphodes eurytusalis Walker, 1859c: 503 from Sarawak is in the UM Oxford. Comb. n. to Agrioglypta (Shaffer et al., 1966);
  
  Syn. Glyphodes opalalis Hampson, 1891: 135, pl. 155 fig 20. is from India (Nilgiri).
  
  syn. Margaronia episcopalis Meyrick, 1938a: 80. TL Java syn. n. (Shaffer et al., 1966).
  
  Sutrisno (2005a) showed that Agrioglypta Meyrick 1932: 244 is a monophyletic genus with A. eurytusalis located as the basal sp. and then followed by A. excelsalis.

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  Description

  
  

  Wing length : 16mm. A magnificent species with brown and ochreous markings on a silvery white back ground and irridescent purplish areas which are easily lost. The HW is extremely large and 'square'. There is little difference between the sexes. The male has short black scales on the valves and eversible long black hair pencils. The female has a brown tip to the abdomen.

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  Distribution & Habitat

  
  

  Sri Lanka, India (Tamilnadu, Himal Pradesh, Kerala), W. Malaysia, Singapore, Sabah, Brunei, Sarawak, Kalimantan Timur, Sumatra, Java, Selayer, Sulawesi. Australia (W, NT, Q, NSW). Japan, Taiwan. Lowland & lower montane primary forest (including canopy); <1400m.

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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

  
  

  Hampson,G.F. (1891) The Lepidoptera Heterocera of the Nilgiri district.. Ill. typ. spec. Lepid. Heteroc. coll. B.M., 8. 144 pp., pl. 139-156, London.
  
  Meyrick, E. (1938a) New Javanese Lepidoptera. Dt. ent. Z., Iris, Dresden, 52: 73-88.
  
  Walker, F. (1859c) Pyralides. In; List Spec. Lepid. Ins. Coll. B. M., Cat. Lepid. Heterocera. Ser. 4, 17: 255-508.

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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