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Porsica albescens Gaede

Gargetta albescens Gaede, 1930: 616.

Porsica albescens Gaede: Kiriakoff 1968: 26.

Diagnosis

The forewings are similar to those of benderi and punctifascia but are distinguished by paler greyish patches on the forewing subapically and basal to the antemedial; the pale surround to the reniform is also greyish.

Geographical range

Borneo, Sumatra, Java.

Habitat preference

All three Bornean specimens seen were from mixed dipterocarp forest in the Temburong locality mentioned above.

Genitalia:

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Species (6)


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