Image of Didigua quadratipennis Walker ♂

Didigua quadratipennis Walker comb. n.

Bessara quadratipennis Walker, 1862, J. Linn. Soc. (Zool.), 6: 181.

Diagnosis

The forewings are somewhat axe-head shaped, more so than in leucozona (see above), and a uniform grey, the markings typical of the genus present but obscure.

Taxonomic Notes

The male genitalia have the characteristics typical of Didigua.

Geographical range

Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra.

Habitat preference

All recently collected material has been from dry heath forest dominated by Gymnostoma (Casuarinaceae) in a sandy area near Telisai in Brunei.

Genitalia:

Related species:

Species (18)


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