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Danala laxtaria Walker

Danala laxtaria Walker, 1860, List Specimens lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus., 20: 272.

Diagnosis

See the generic account. The combination of angled wing margins and the pale-blotched pinkish brown facies is diagnostic.

Geographical Range

Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra.

Habitat Preference

The species is rare. Five specimens were taken on the transect of G. Mulu: two in hill dipterocarp forest at 150m; three in lower montane forest at 1000m. It has been taken in secondary forest at Brumas in Sabah by Mr Chey Vun Khen.

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