Callyna contracta Warren

Callyna contracta Warren, 1913, Gross-Schmett. Erde 11: 196.

Material of C. contracta from Kota Belud, Sabah, was noted in the collection at FRC, Sepilok. The larva has been recorded as feeding on Ehretia (Boraginaceae) by Gardner (1946). Gardner described the larva as having a yellow head with brown mottling and black spots. The body has a blue ground colour. There is a chrome yellow lateral stripe, and the dorsum is crossed by thicker and fine black lines. The true legs are black, but the prolegs are yellow with a thick, black, curved mark.

Geographical Range

N. India, Nepal, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo, Philippines, Sulawesi.

Habitat Preference

(Lowland).

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