Agrotera heliochlaena; PED 11

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  Taxonomy

  
  

  Sagariphora heliochlaena (Meyrick, 1894: 461) TL Sumbawa.
  
  It is a said (LepIndex), to be junior subjective syn. of Agrotera magnificalis Hampson 1893: 173 but this needs to be verified.
  
  A. scissalis, A. heliochlaena and A. magnificalis are distinct from other Agrotera spp and may prove not to be congeneric with the A. basinotata group.

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  Description

  
  

  A very distinctive Agrotera sp. having broad wings with a broad orange basal area and steel blue distal parts. The males have prominent valvae and associated fulvous scale pencils. It is similar to A. magnificalis but has a slightly different wing shape. It is said to have curled tufts on its hind tibia unlike magnificalis (RTS: 183-184). A specimen from Bali is illustrated in RTS (1994; pl. 30, fig. 17.),

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  Distribution & Habitat

  
  

  W.Malaysia, Indonesia (Java, Bali, Sumbawa). Hill & lower montane; 900-1500m.

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  Life History & Pest Status

  
  

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  Similar spp.

  
  

  Agrotera magnificalis

  Agrotera scissalis

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  Unrelated Look-alike

  
  

  Acidon semiochrea (Erebidae: Herminiinae)

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  References

  
  

  RTS (1994): 183-4, pl. 30, fig. 17.
  
  Meyrick, E. (1894) XVIII On Pyralidina from the Malay Archipelago, Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1894: 455-480.

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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