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Artena lacteicincta Hampson

Ophiusa lacteicincta Hampson, 1912, J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc., 21: 1224.

Diagnosis

This is the only species lacking a blue medial band on the hindwing. The forewing marginal zone is diagnostically pale ochreous fawn, and the margins of the hindwings are also distinctly paler. The male has the hindwing somewhat reduced in size and tinged ochreous on the underside.

Biology

The adult has been recorded piercing fruit in Thailand (Bänziger, 1982; Kuroko & Lewvanich, 1993).

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Species (4)


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