Megacorma obliqua Walker

Macros obliqua Walker, 1856, List Specimens lepid. Insects Colln. Br. Mus ., 8: 208.

Megacorma obliqua Walker; Rothschild & Jordan, 1903: 15.

Diagnosis

The species is like a small version of Meganoton analis (below) but with greenish white forewings and hindwing tornus (cf. grey), a stronger dark band from the centre of the forewing costa to the margin and no arcuate dark band cutting off a lens of ground colour apically on the forewing costa.

Geographical range

Indian Subregion to Bismarcks; Solomons (ssp. remota Jordan).

Habitat preference

The species is often common in forest and disturbed habitats, though may be less frequent at the coast (Harman, 1981). It has been taken as high as 2600m on G. Kinabalu, possibly hill-topping.