Krananda oliveomarginata Swinhoe

Krananda oliveomarginata Swinhoe, 1894, Ann. Mag. nat. Hist . (6), 14 :139.

Krananda nicolasi Herbulot, 1987, Lambillionea 87: 105, syn. n.

Diagnosis

This is the smallest Bornean Krananda, with a more olivaceous ochreous tone to the wing borders and a less hyaline basal zone that lacks strong fasciation except for the sharply angled forewing antemedial.

Taxonomic Notes

Dissection of the holotype of oliveomarginata indicates that Herbulot had to hand another species when describing nicolasi. The process from the valve costa in true oliveomarginata is right-angled rather than straight as suggested by Herbulot. The identity of oliveomarginata sensu Herbulot is unclear but D. Stüning (in litt.) suggests K. nepalensis Yazaki.

Geographical Range

N.E. Himalaya, China, Taiwan, N. Vietnam, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo.

Habitat Preference

Herbulot recorded the species from 1200m at Kundasan, south of G. Kinabalu. There is a series of specimens in the USNM, Washington, from 1500m, 25km north of Tambunan, Sabah, and from 1620m at Kinabalu Park H.Q.

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