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Ectropidia exprimata Walker

Acidalia exprimata Walker, 1861, List Specimens lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus., 23: 764.

Diagnosis

The ground colour of the wings is a pale creamy yellow, marked with darkish brown. The area of the wings basal to the postmedials is predominantly pale ground colour, that distal to them extensively dark brown. There is a pale patch at the centre of the forewing margin, and the tornal half of the hindwing border is paler than the rest.

Geographical range

Sundaland.

Habitat preference

The species is uncommon in lowland rain forest, and has been recorded once in lower montane forest at 1000m.

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Species (6)


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