Calliteara aphrasta Collenette
Dasychira aphrasta Collenette, 1938, Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (11), 2: 383.
Dasychira argyroides Collenette sensu Holloway, 1976: 50.
C. zelotica Collenette sensu Schintlmeister, 1994:117, 126.
Diagnosis
See C. zelotica above.
Taxonomic notes
The misidentifications cited in the synonymy reflect the similarity of this species and zelotica. The discrimination here is based on examinations of type material. C. argyroides (Philippines) is similar in appearance to aphrasta but differs in its male genitalia, which have the features discussed for cerigoides and zelotica earlier.
Geographical range
Indian Subregion, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo.
Habitat preference
The species is rare, recorded twice from 1780m on G. Mulu, and once at 1620m and twice at 1930m on G. Kinabalu.
Genitalia:
