Prometopus albistigma Swinhoe

Caradrina albistigma Swinhoe,1904, Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. ,1904: 139.

Prometopus albistigma Swinhoe; Holloway, 1976:13.

Diagnosis

This and Prometopus asahana Kobes have greenish forewings more brownish towards the dorsum, with a conspicuous oblique, white reniform stigma. Prometopus asahana Kobes is smaller with the forewing dorsum conspicuously paler basally; the hindwings are whitish rather than grey except at the apex.

Geographical range

Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra.

Habitat preference

The species is found infrequently in the lowlands in a variety of habitats, but was taken in abundance between 1000m and 2000m on G. Kinabalu. This pattern was also seen during the Mulu survey, though large numbers were taken also at 250m in dipterocarp forest on the limestone G. Api.

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