Image of Cossedia hyriodes Hampson ♂
Image of Cossedia hyriodes Hampson ♀

Cossedia hyriodes Hampson

Cossedia hyriodes Hampson, 1912, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus., 11: 479.

Cossedia hyriodes Hampson; Kobes, 1997: 36.

Diagnosis

The wings are dark reddish grey, the yellow marginal marks of the forewing mostly close to the apex.

The hindwing tornus is produced to an angle, but the distal margin is only slightly concave, if at all.

The female is distinguished in the account of the previous species.

Geographical range

Palawan, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo, Bali.

Habitat preference

During the Mulu survey, all five specimens were taken in alluvial forest at 50-100m. The species has also been taken in lowland dipterocarp forest in the Ulu Temburong of Brunei and at the Danum Valley Field Centre in Sabah.

Genitalia:

Related species:

Species (7)


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