Arctornis rufimarginata Swinhoe comb. n.

Leucoma rufimarginata Swinhoe, 1903, Trans. ent. Soc. London, 1903: 383.

Diagnosis

This is a small, rather delicate species with relatively deep forewings. The wings are a uniform, slightly creamy white with golden-brown fringes and forewing costa. There is a weak discal dot. The palps are golden-brown, the frons completely rufous brown. The legs are unspotted. The male genitalia have the uncus narrow. There is a diagnostic spur at the centre of the valve costa and a longer spine at the base of the sacculus.

Geographical Range

Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia (female only).

Habitat Preference

The original material was from the low-lying island of Pulo Laut. Three specimens were taken in hill dipterocarp forest at 150m and 500m (2) on the slopes of G. Mulu.

Genitalia: