Hyalostola phoenicochyta Hampson

Hyalostola phoenicochyta Hampson, 1914, Ann. Mag. nat. Hist . (8), 14 :107.

Image of [object Object] Hampson ♂
Image of [object Object] Hampson ♀

Diagnosis

See the generic description.

The red and grey facies is distinctive, though reminiscent of some scopuline Sterrhinae, such as in the genus Somatina Guenée.

Taxonomic note

The author identified Hyalostola phoenicochyta amongst photographs of Geometridae from a sampling programme in Thailand being coordinated by C. Dickinson.

Geographical range

Borneo.

Habitat preference

The three specimens taken in recent surveys are from lowland swampy and coastal forest in Brunei.

Taxonomic Note

Note 47 . The author identified Hyalostola phoenicochyta amongst photographs of Geometridae from a sampling programme in Thailand being coordinated by C. Dickinson.

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