Isocentris filalis Guenée, [1854]; PED 8

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  Taxonomy

  
  

  The holotype of Asopia filalis Guenée, 1854: 204, is from New Guinea.
  
  syn. Samea dives (Butler, 1880: 682): TL Taiwan.
  
  syn. Endotricha rhodophilalis Walker, [1866] 1865: 1311. TL S. Hindustan.
  
  syn. Botys amoenalis Walker, [1866] 1865: 1445. TL Java.
  
  Comb. n. to Isocentris Meyrick, 1887: (Shaffer et al. 1996: 268).

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  Description

  
  

  Wing length: 9mm - 11mm. A bright orange and yellow sp. with a purple submarginal band and a purple blotch near the FW cell. Isocentris ranges from Africa to Japan. Of the c.15 spp. there are two in SE Asia. RTS (1994: 180).

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  Distribution & Habitat

  
  

  Mauritius, India (Hindustan), Nepal, Thailand, Sabah, Kalimantan Timur, Indonesia (Java), PNG, Australia (W, Q, & NSW). Philippines, Taiwan, China (Hong Kong). Lowland to lower montane forest; <1500m.

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  Life History & Pest Status

  
  

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  Similar spp.

  
  

  Isocentris phoenicozona

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  Unrelated Look-alikes

  
  

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  References

  
  

  Butler, A.G. (1880). On a second collection of Lepidoptera made in Formosa by H.E. Hobson Esq. P.Z.S.Lond.: 666-691.
  
  Guenée, A. (1854) Deltoïdes et pyralites. In Boisduval, J.A. & Guenée, A., Hist. nat. des Insectes (Spec. gén. Lépid.) Vol. 8, 448pp. + 10 pls., Librarie Encyclopédique de Roret: Paris.
  
  [RTS] Robinson, G.S., Tuck, K.R. & Shaffer, M. (1994): 180.
  
  Walker ([1866 Jan 13]1865) List Spec Lepid. Ins. Coll. B. M., Cat. Lepid. Heterocera. 34, (Suppl. 4): 1121-1533.

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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