Chrysocraspeda phlogea Prout comb. n.

Ptochophyle phlogea Prout, 1938, Gross-Schmett. Erde, 12: 158.

Diagnosis

The species resembles C. dracontias Meyrick in its rather Plutodes- like wing markings and colour, but has the grey areas more rufous-tinged, those of the forewing larger, constricting the band of yellow ground colour more. The apical patch extends right up to the costa and margin.

Geographical Range

Borneo.

Habitat Preference

Only the holotype female is known, from a locality 85 miles from Pontianak in Kalimantan.