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Heterostegane warreni Prout

Heterostegane quadrilineata Warren, 1894, Novit. zool. 1: 406, *praeocc.

Lomographa warreni Prout, 1932, J. fed. Malay States Mus., 17: 81.

Diagnosis

This species and the probable sister-species H. insulata Warren have a paler furca ground colour less heavily irrorated red or brown than in other species.*. H. insulata** has the forewing submarginal more strongly angled at M2; the antemedial is diagnostically acutely angled and the medial more oblique with a lunulate thickening at the disc.

Geographical Range

Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra.

Habitat Preference

This species occurs in a range of lowland forest types particularly alluvial forest and has been taken singly in lower montane forest and 900m on the limestone G. Api.

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Species (6)


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