Idonauton apicalis Walker

Limacodes apicalis Walker, 1855, List Specimens lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 5:1150.

Miresa curvifera Walker, 1859, J. L inn Soc. Lond. (Zool.) 3:188.

Nyssia rubriplaga Walker, 1862, J.Linn Soc. Lond. (Zool.) 6:144.

Diagnosis

The forewing facies is unmistakable.

Geographical Range

N.E. Himalaya, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra.

Habitat Preference

During the Mulu survey the species was taken once in hill dipterocarp forest at 500m on G. Mulu, twice in wet heath forest (kerangas) in a lowland (150m) river terrace and thrice at 900m in lower montane forest on the limestone G. Api. In Brunei the species has been taken infrequently in hill dipterocarp forest, dry heath forest, swamp forest and mangrove.

Biology

The species has been reared from Cocos in Thailand.

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