Pseudohoplitis vernalis Gaede

Pseudohoplitisvernalis Gaede, 1930: 640; Kiriakoff, 1968: 207.

Diagnosis

The pale greenish triangular area on the forewing costa amid dark brown distinguishes this species.

Taxonomic Notes

Specimens from Sundaland (ssp. infuscata Gaede) differ from typical Sulawesi examples in having pale markings in the green triangle of the forewing more obscure, as is also the pale, zig-zag submarginal (prominent centrally in typical examples); the hindwing is finely fasciated rather than immaculate; the male genitalia are more robust, with the apical portion of the valve twice as broad.

S & P added to the range of ssp. infuscata Gaede of Pseudohoplitis vernalis (typical ssp. from Sulawesi only) and suggested that the two taxa may be distinct species.

Geographical range

Sulawesi; Sundaland.

Habitat preference

The species is infrequent in mixed dipterocarp forest (including alluvial forest) in Sarawak and Brunei.

Genitalia: