Apophyga apona Prout

Hyposidra apona Prout, 1932, J. fed. Malay States Mus., 17: 92.

Apophyga apona Prout; Holloway, 1976: 80.

Diagnosis

This and Apophyga altapona Holloway are distinguished primarily on size, apona at 18mm from thorax to forewing apex and altapona at around 27mm. The valve is broader apically in altapona, the process from the ventral margin of the valve reduced, and the apex of the gnathus squared.

Geographical Range

Borneo, Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia (Barlow collection).

Habitat Preference

The species is only known in Borneo from G. Kinabalu. It is rare at around 1620m.

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