Callidula sakuni Horsfield stat. rev

Petavia sakuni Horsfield, 1828, Descr. Cat. lepid. Insects Mus. hon. E. Ind. Co. (1): 59, p1. 2.

Callidula abisara Butler, 1879, Trans. Linn. Soc. Lond. (2) 1: 558, syn. n.

Datanga minor Moore, 1879, Descr. new. Indian. lepid. Insects. Colln Atkinson, p. 21, syn. n.

Callidula niasica Pagenstecher, 1887: 232, syn. n.

Callidula sumatrensis Pagenstecher sensu Kobes, 1990: 108.

Diagnosis

See Callidula sumatrensisPagenstecher. The male genitalia have the valve in two longitudinal, slightly arcuate components as illustrated.

There are two pairs of scent pencils.

The female lacks a signum in the bursa.

Geographical range

Sundaland; Burma, Thailand (ssp. minor Moore).

Habitat preference

The species appears to be more frequent in lowland forest, though most material seen is without altitude data from G. Kinabalu (Waterstradt).

Genitalia: