Dysphania malayanus Guérin-Méneville
Hazis malayanus Guérin-Méneville, 1843, Delessertes Souv. Voy. I'Inde, 2: 89.
Euschema recessa Walker, 1861, J. Linn. Soc. Lond. (Zool.), 6: 95.
Euschema proba Butler, 1880, Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (5), 6 :120.
Diagnosis
This is a paler, duller blue species than the next two, with a more broken, less regularly trapezoid antemedial marking to the forewing. The postmedials are more broken, and the marginal spots more elongate, separated by ground colour along the veins.
Geographical Range
Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo, Palawan. The syntype ♂ of proba Butler is labelled as from Darjiling, but no other Himalayan material has been seen.
Habitat Preference
Most recent material was taken at light in various lowland forest types.
Biology
The host-plant is Carallia (Forest Research Institute of Malaysia records). In Borneo the Carallia species is C. brachiata (Dr Chey Vun Khen pers. comm.) The adult moth flies at night.
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