Indomalayia Explained

Indomalayia is a monotypic genus of snout moths that was first described by Rolf-Ulrich Roesler and Peter Victor Küppers in 1979.[1] Its sole species is Indomalayia flabellifera, originally described by George Hampson in 1896 as Spatulipalpia flabellifera, which is found in India, Indonesia (Sumatra), Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, Sri Lanka and Fergusson Island and Australia. [2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: GlobIZ search. Global Information System on Pyraloidea . July 26, 2017.
  2. Indomalayia Roesler & Küppers, 1979 new to China, with description of one new species (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae, Phycitinae) https://www.redalyc.org/pdf/455/45541421020.pdf
  3. Web site: Markku . Savela . Indomalayia Roesler & Küppers, 1979 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . July 26, 2017.