Image of Atacira josephinae Holloway ♂

Atacira josephinae Holloway comb. n.

Eutelia josephinae Holloway, 1976: 16.

Diagnosis

The ground colour of the forewings is bluish green (faded somewhat in the holotype to fawn-pink) traversed by black fasciae that broaden to triangles at the costa. The double triangle of the submarginal is prominent. The medial fascia is nearer the postmedial than the antemedial and is faint over the posterior half. The antemedial also broadens towards the dorsum. The reniform is black centrally.

Geographical range

Borneo.

Habitat preference

All specimens have been taken in upper montane forest, at 1620m on G. Kinabalu, and at similar altitudes on Bukit Pagon and Bukit Retak in Brunei. Four specimens have been noted in all.

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Species (16)


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