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Conogethes sp. 1; PED 15


  • Taxonomy


    Conogethes sp. 1. A single unnamed female? specimen in the Schulze Coll, from Sabah, PHS.

  • Description


    Wing length: 10mm. This yellow and black spotted Conogethes sp. has smaller spots than C. punctiferalis Guenée, 1854: 320. It closely resembles the holotype of Conogethes nicippealis Walker, 1859e: 999. TL Ceram, and it may be that sp. Note the distinct spot near the HW base and the black tip to its yellow and black spotted abdomen. Schulze (2000) taxon #236.

  • Distribution & Habitat


    Sabah. Primary forest; 600m.

  • Life History & Pest Status


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  • Similar spp.


    Conogethes ersealis
    C. nicippealis

  • Unrelated Look-alikes


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  • References


    Schulze, C.H. (2000) Auswirkungen anthropogener Störungen auf die Diversität von Herbivoren. (Analys von Nachtfalterzönosen entlang von Habitatgradienten in Ost-Malaysia). Unpubl. PhD Thesis, University of Bayreuth, Germany, 350pp.

    Walker, F. (1859e) Pyralides, In; List Spec. Lepid. Ins. Coll. B. M., Cat. Lepid. Heterocera. Ser. 4, 19: 799-1036.

  • Genitalia


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  • DNA Barcode


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  • 3D Imaging


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  • Spare


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(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