Lymantria (Spinotria) inordinata Walker

Lymantria inordinata Walker, 1865, List Specimens lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus., 32: 368.

Lymantria inordinata barisana Collenette, 1933, Novit. zool., 39: 31.

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Diagnosis

The pale coral pink hindwings and lightly fasciated, bone-coloured forewings, with the only conspicuously darker marks being a discal chevron and a patch basally and dorsally displaced from it, are diagnostic.

Geographical Range

Sulawesi, Seram; Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo (ssp. barisana).

Habitat Preference

The species is rare and lowland.

Taxonomic note

Schintlmeister (2004b: 162‑163) described further subspecies of L. inordinata:

  • ssp. philippina Schintlmeister (Philippines)
  • ssp. javana Schintlmeister (Java).

Taxonomic Note

Schintlmeister (2004b: 162‐163) described further subspecies of L. inordinata: ssp. philippina Schintlmeister (Philippines); ssp. javana Schintlmeister (Java).

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