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Parasa pastoralis Butler

Parasa pastoralis Butler, 1885, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist . (5) 6: 63.

Parasa pastoralis Butler; Hering, 1931: 696; Barlow, 1982: 40.

Diagnosis

This is the largest of Bornean Parasa and could only be confused with the next species which is smaller, with little or no ochreous area in the brown forewing margin; the basal brown spot is relatively half the size and does not contain any ochreous highlights.

Geographical Range

Widespread in the Oriental tropics from N.E. Himalaya to Sundaland.

Habitat Preference

The species is widespread in lowland areas, taken mainly in hill dipterocarp forest.

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Species (5)


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