Authaeretis sp.2; PED 12

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  Taxonomy

  
  

  Authaeretis sp. 2 a single damaged specimen from Sabah (PHS) in the Schulze Coll.

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  Description

  
  

  Wing Length: 11mm. The brown FW has a white reniform mark and both wings have pale postmedian lines which are indistinct with pale patches anteriorly on the FW. See Authaeretis sp. 1 which is very similar and may be conspecific. Schulze (2000) taxon #955.
  
  See Protonoceras spp. which differ in the shape and smoothness of the FW post median line. Some Herpetogramma spp. such as H. pseudovialis (Hampson) and H. luctuosalis (Guenée) are similar and may be misplaced in Herpetogramma.

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  Distribution & Habitat

  
  

  Sabah. Lowland secondary forest; 520m.

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  Life History & Pest Status

  
  

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  Similar spp.

  
  

  Authaeretis eridora
  Authaeretis sp. 1

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  Unrelated Look-alikes

  
  

  Protonoceras capitalis
  P. dolopsalis
  Protonoceros sp. 1
  Herpetogramma spp.
  Herpetogramma pseudovialis
  H. luctuosalis

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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: 350 pp.

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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