Phalera sundana Holloway
Phalera sundana Holloway, 1982 a: 201.
Diagnosis
See Phalera grotei Moore.
Geographical Range
Sundaland, including Bali, Mindanao.
Habitat Preference
Common in lowland rain forest of most types; in the Mulu survey it was found to be most abundant in alluvial forest and kerangas.
Biology
In Borneo the species has been found to enter light-traps more often in the second half of the night. Semper (1896-1902) illustrated a larva attributed to Phalera raya Moore but which probably belongs to either sundana or surigaona Schaus (endemic Philippine species of the grotei group). It is hairy, pale greyish above, yellow below, with a deep red lateral band separating the two colours; the bases of the legs are black.
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