Image of Paralebeda uniformis Holloway ♂
Image of Paralebeda uniformis Holloway ♀ (Sumatra)
♀ (Sumatra)

Paralebeda uniformis Holloway

Paralebedauniformis Holloway, 1976: 89.

Paralebedacrinodes Felder sensu Lajonquière, 1980: 21.

Paralebedauniformis Holloway; Holloway, 1982: 197.

Diagnosis

See Paralebeda lucifugaSwinhoe. The uniformity of the male forewing is distinctive.

The tornal pale zone of the female forewing is more variegated, the submarginal within it more heavily defined than in other species.

Taxonomic Notes

The relationship of this taxon to, and identity of, crinodes Felder are discussed in the generic introduction.

Geographical range

Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra. H**abitat preference. The species is taken most frequently in montane forest but has been noted also from the lowlands.

Biology

The larva of the related Himalayan species plagifera Walker is described in the generic introduction.

The records for this species in Yunus & Ho (1980) as feeding on Citrus (Rutaceae) and Palaquium (Sapotaceae) may refer to uniformis.

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Species (1)


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