Chasmina candida Walker

Arbasera candida Walker, 1865, List lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus., 32:638.

Chinophlebia sericea Hampson, 1893, Illustr. typical Specimens Lepid. Het. Br. Mus., 9:21.

Diagnosis

The male has the forewing costa concave, and the apex is much squarer than in the other species. Neither sex has black dots on the wing margins, but reference to genitalic characters is probably advisable for reliable identification. The valves are short and apically rounded.

Biology

The species has been reared in the Solomons from Hibiscus tiliaceus by M. Bigger.

Genitalia: