Image of Glaucoclystis polyodonta Swinhoe ♂

Glaucoclystis polyodonta Swinhoe comb. n.

Gymnoscelis polyodonta Swinhoe, 1895, Ann. Mag. nat. Hist (6), 16: 296.

Gymnoscelis polyodonta Swinhoe; Holloway, 1976: 70.

Diagnosis

The wings are medium grey, finely and evenly fasciated with dentate dark blackish grey fasciae, giving an almost reticulate appearance.

Taxonomic Notes

Despite the atypical facies, features of male and female genitalia indicate this species to be a Glaucoclystis. The male valve has a slight saccular spur as in Bosara Walker.

Geographical Range

Indian Subregion, Borneo, Sulawesi, Bismarcks, New Guinea.

Habitat Preference

The species is infrequent. Seven specimens were taken at 1200m on G. Kinabalu in an area of cultivation and forest remnants near Bundu Tuhan. Further singletons have been recorded in upper montane forest at 1790m on G. Mulu and in dipterocarp forest at 170m near the Danum Valley Field Centre in Sabah.

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Species (3)


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