Flammona quadrifasciata Walker

Flammona quadrifasciata Walker, [1863] 1864, J. Proc. Linn. Soc. (Zool.), 7: 55.

Diagnosis

The forewing facies is distinctive, a pinkish medium grey crossed by a series of four black, slightly oblique fasciae, the submarginal much finer and weaker than the other three.

Geographical range

Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo.

Habitat preference

The species is rare and has been recorded from both lowland forest (Semongok near Kuching in Sarawak; the Ulu Temburong of Brunei; the Barito Ulu of central Kalimantan) and montane forest (1775m on Bukit Monkobo in Sabah; 1780m on G. Mulu).

Biology

Robinson et al. (2001) noted the larva as feeding on Orchidaceae.

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