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Blenina chlorophila Hampson

Blenina chlorophila Hampson, 1905, Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (7), 16: 546.

Blenina chlorophila Hampson; Holloway, 1976: 21.

Diagnosis

This is the largest of the trio referred to above, and has the underside markings very much more sharply defined. The hindwing medial fascia on the underside is truncated at two-thirds from the costa.

Geographical range

Sri Lanka, Assam, Taiwan, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo.

Habitat preference

The occurrence is similarly wide ranging to that of lichenosa.

Biology

The larva has been recorded from Shorea (Dipterocarpaceae) (IIE and FRIM records; Robinson et al., 2001).

Genitalia:

Related species:

Species (5)


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