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Avitta surrigens Walker

Oroba surrigens Walker, [1863] 1864, J. Linn. Soc. (Zool.), 7: 81.

Diagnosis

The forewings are much more uniform than in the previous species, the more oblique fasciae diffuse and obscure, as is the rather more narrow reniform. The male hindwing is somewhat narrowed compared with that of *fasciosa *and relatives.

Taxonomic note

Himalayan material differs slightly in the genitalia, as illustrated by Holloway (1984b).

Geographical range

Sundaland, N.E. Himalaya.

Habitat preference

The species is only known in Borneo from the type, collected in Sarawak by A.R. Wallace, probably in the lowlands.

Genitalia:

Related species:

Species (7)


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