Aiteta trigoniphora Hampson

Capotena trigoniphora Hampson, 1898, J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc., 11: 455.

Capotena spatulata Schultze, 1907, Philippine J. Sci., 2 (A): 365.

Capotena ha s mpsoni Bethune-Baker, 1908, Novit. zool., 15: 199.

Aiteta angustipennis Warren, 1912, Novit. zool., 19: 38, syn. n.

Aiteta olivana Wileman & South, 1920, Entomologist, 53: 272.

Aiteta trigonip hora teretimacula Prout, 1922, Bull. Hill Mus. Witley, 1: 216. **

Aiteta angustipennis Warren; Kobes, 1997: 166.

Diagnosis and taxonomic note

The dark, brown ‘shark fin’ mark in the centre of the forewing distinguishes this species, and its shape distinguishes the subspecies, the apex being particularly acute in the Sundanian one. The male genitalia of all are very similar, hence the synonymy of the Sundanian race with those united by Poole (1989). The taxa spatulata, olivana and teretimacula are best treated as a single subspecies.

Geographical range

Himalaya, Yunnan; Sundaland (ssp. angustipennis); Philippines, Sulawesi, S. Maluku (ssp. spatulata); New Guinea (ssp. hampsoni).

Habitat preference

The species is generally infrequent in lowland forest, but one individual was taken at 1618m on Bukit Retak in Brunei.

Genitalia: