Image of Dura amianta Collenette  ♂

Dura amianta Collenette 

Dura amianta Collenette, 1932, Novit. zool., 38: 100.

Dura eucraera Collenette, 1949, Entomologist, 82: 173.

Dura eucraera Collenette; Holloway, 1976: 50.

Diagnosis

The ground colour is pure white, the forewing with delicate, faint fawn fasciation of the Lymantria type. It can be distinguished from the next species mainly on size (males are 17-18mm) and genitalic characters as discussed below.

Geographical range

Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Bali, Borneo.

Habitat preference

The species is frequent. Most records are from lowland forest, but one male has been taken at 1620m on G. Kinabalu.

Genitalia:

Related species:

Species (1)


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