Clethrogyna turbata Butler comb. n.

Orgyia turbata Butler, 1879, Trans Linn. Soc. Lond., (2) 1: 560.

Diagnosis

The female is flightless, with vestigial wings. The male forewings are rather rounded, a rich rufous brown, with orange patches subapically and subdorsally just distal to a weak, double postmedial that consists of two fine, crenulate black lines that are angled at about one third from the costa.

Taxonomic notes

The species was misplaced in Orgyia. The rather uniform rufous forewing facies and the structure of the male genitalia are more consistent with placement in Clethrogyna.

Geographical range

Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo, S. Burma, Hainan.

Habitat preference

Specimens have been submitted by the Agricultural Research Centre, Tuaran, Sabah and by the Dept. Agriculture, Brunei, for identification. All were from cultivation in the lowlands.

Biology

The larva appears to be polyphagous, recorded (Pholboon, 1965; Browne, 1968; Yunus & Ho, 1980; Kuroko & Lewvanich, 1993; Hutacherern & Tubtim, 1995;unpublished IIE, H.S. Barlow and FRIM records) from the following plants: Mangifera (Anacardiaceae); Brassica (Cruciferae); Cycas (Cycadaceae); Hopea, Shorea (Dipterocarpaceae); Hevea (Euphorbiaceae); Pelargonium (Geraniaceae); Saccharum, Zea (Gramineae); Acacia, Arachis, Cassia, Centrosema, Cyamopsis, Delonix, Erythrina, Mimosa, Mucuna, Peltophorum, Sesbania, Vigna (Leguminosae); Asparagus (Liliaceae); Lagerstroemia (Lythraceae); Morus (Moraceae); Melaleuca (Myrtaceae); Nelumbo (Nelumbonaceae); Nicotiana (Solanaceae); Tectona (Verbenaceae).

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