Lyclene peloa Swinhoe comb. rev.
Lyclene peloa Swinhoe, 1904, Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (7), 14: 420.
Diagnosis
The forewings are paler yellow than in typical Lyclene, the fasciation a paler grey than usual but otherwise similar to that of the more punctate members of the genus. The hindwings are paler yellow still.
Geographical Range
Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia, Java, Borneo.
Habitat Preference
The species is uncommon, being taken in disturbed coastal and agricultural areas of Brunei and at Semongok, an area of lowland forest near Kuching.
Biology
The specimen from an agricultural region of Brunei bears ‘Mangifera indica’ on its label, but no indication of the context of this! Fox (1986) described the larva as mouse-coloured, thickly clothed with short, close black hairs. It rolled up when disturbed, exposing bare skin between the verrucae on each segment. The larva fed on lichens and pupated in an ovate cocoon incorporating larval setae. The time from pupation to emergence was 5-15 days.
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