Eublemma willotti Holloway sp. n.

Image of [object Object] Holloway ♂ (holotype)
♂ (holotype)

♂ 9mm. The wings are an even shade of pinkish-grey and dull green, the dull green being in a zone basal to the submarginals on all wings and a much larger but irregular medial area on the forewing. The hindwing submarginal has a broad blackish brown fascia immediately basal to it over the posterior two-thirds adjacent to the more basal part of the green area. There are also slight blackish brown components associated with the forewing submarginal on the distal side subcostally and subdorsally. The general marking is similar to that in the previous sequence of species, but the forewings are narrower and with a slight angle at the centre of the distal margin. The dark marking of the hindwing submarginal is similar to that of roseonivea. The male genitalia have slightly shorter valves than in the roseonivea group, with a distinct step in the centre of the costal margin adjacent to the much more broadly triangular central process.

Holotype ♂

MALAYSIA: Sabah, Danum Valley, 170m, 4°58’ N 117°48’ E (S.J. Willott), 1° Understorey W5, West Trail, DVFC, 10.iii.95, BM noctuid slide 20532.

Geographical range

Borneo.

Habitat preference

The only specimen is from lowland dipterocarp forest.

Genitalia:

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Species (48)


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