Cyclosia thecloides Walker

Didina thecloides Walker, 1862, J. Proc. Linn. Soc. (Zool.), 6: 99.

Cyclosia uniformis Butler, 1877, Proc. zool. Soc. Lond., 1877: 169.

Cyclosia olivescens Snellen, 1880, in Veth, Midden-Sumatra, Lep: 31.

Image of Cyclosia thecloides Walker ♂
Image of Cyclosia thecloides Walker ♂

Diagnosis

The sexes are a similar disparate size to those of nivipetens and are a dark brown. The female is uniform in colour. The male has the veins of the forewing slightly darker, and there is a the hint of a paler band in the same position as that in nivipetens. The hindwings have a similar slight pinkish violet tinge to that of nivipetens.

Geographical range

Borneo, Sumatra.

Habitat preference

This is a species of lowland forest, including heath and coastal forest.

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Species (13)


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