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Earias mjoebergi Prout

Earias Mjöbergi Prout, 1926, Sarawak Mus. J., 3: 227.

Earias Mjöbergi Prout; Holloway, 1976: 22.

Earias mjoebergi Prout; Poole, 1989: 343.

Diagnosis

The species is much larger than flavida, with a greenish tinge to the distal margin of the forewing. The fasciae are very faint, transverse; however, the antemedial is distinctly darkened at the costa. Geographi**cal range. Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia (Barlow, 1982).

Habitat preference

The species is rare but occurs in forests from the lowlands to 1780m, being slightly more frequent in montane localities.

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Species (3)


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