Carriola ecnomoda Swinhoe

Leucoma ecnomoda Swinhoe, 1907, Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (7), 20: 77.

Carriola ecnomoda Swinhoe; Holloway, 1976: 45.

Diagnosis

The facies is as in the generic description. There is sexual dimorphism, males having brown surrounds to a moderate central window on each wing, with a satellite hyaline patch between it and the apex, and females having grey surrounds to more extensive hyaline areas that include the satellite patches.

Geographical Range

S.E. Asia, Sundaland, Philippines.

Habitat Preference

The species is frequent in lowland forest, with one record from as high as 1000m.

Biology

The larva has been reared from Durio (Bombacaceae) in Peninsular Malaysia (unpublished IIE records).

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