Calamotropha sp. 2; PED 5
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Taxonomy
Calomotropha sp. 2 nr. C. obliterans (Walker, 1863). Specimens in the Schulze Coll.
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Description
Wing length: 10mm. There is little fasciation on the brownish or golden straw coloured FW apart from a faint sigmoid median line, a thin dark curving post median line and a narrow darker termenal area and a dark punctum in the orbicular area. There is an indistinct pale spot on the FW apex. The paler HW is without markings. The fringes are creamy white. The palpi are long, porrect and furry. Schulze (2000) taxon #868. See Calamotropha obliterans (Walker, 1863) and Calamotropha spp. 1, 3 & 4 which may be conspecific.
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Distribution & Habitat
Sabah. Lowland, primary forest & cultivated areas; <600m.
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Life History & Pest Status
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Similar spp.
Calomotropha obliterans
Calamotropha sybilla
Calamotropha spp. 1, 3 & 4
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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: 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