Paracossus microgenitalis Yakovlev

Geographical Range

Endemic.

Habitat Preference

(Montane forest).

Taxonomic Note

Yakovlev (2004b: 374) described a new Bornean species, Paracossus microgenitalis Yakovlev. The holotype was from 1450m at Apin Apin on G. Trus Madi in Sabah. Two further specimens from Sabah have been seen, both males: 620m in undisturbed Agathis hill forest at Ginseng Camp, Maliau Basin (in FRC, Sepilok); 900m in stunted hill forest on Bukit Monkobo (in BMNH). The forewings are a satiny white, striated and shaded with dark greyish brown as illustrated. This shading is strongest on the dorsum with a strong extension into the medial zone that then extends more weakly and obliquely to the apex.

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