Image of Melanothrix fumosa Swinhoe  ♂
Image of Melanothrix fumosa Swinhoe  ♀

Melanothrix fumosa Swinhoe 

Melanothrix fumosa Swinhoe, 1905, Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (7) . 16: 142.

Melanothrix xanthomelas Strand, 1922, in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 10: 419, syn. n.

Diagnosis

The male has a complete white bar to the forewing.

The female has an extensive yellow area distally on each wing.

Taxonomic Notes

Comments on the association of the two sexes may be found in the generic introduction.

Geographical range

Borneo.

Habitat preference

Most specimens have been taken in the G. Kinabalu area, but there is no information on altitude or habitat.

Genitalia:

Related species:

Species (3)


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