Baorisa hieroglyphica Moore

Baorisa hieroglyphica Moore, 1882, Descr. new Indian lepid. Insects Colln, W.S. Atkinson: 133.

Baorisa hieroglyphica Moore; Holloway, 1976: 34.

Diagnosis

The ‘modern art’ pattern in the blue, yellow and red on the white forewings is both striking and unmistakable.

Geographical range

N.E. Himalaya, Indochina, Sumatra, Java, Borneo.

Habitat preference

The species is montane, generally rare, taken at 1618m on Bukit Retak and 1670m on Bukit Pagon in Brunei, and at 1930m and 2600m on G. Kinabalu.

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