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Rivula curvifera Walker

Hydrelia? curvifera Walker, 1862, Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. (3), 1:91.

Erastria securifera Walker, [1863] 1864, J. Proc. Linn. Soc. (Zool), 7: 58.

Hyela senna Swinhoe, 1891, Trans. ent. Soc. Lond., 1891: 148.

Diagnosis

The pale fawn and dark brown pattern to the forewing, particularly the hook-like extension of the former into the latter, is distinctive.

Geographical Range

Indian Subregion, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, Borneo, Bali, Tanimbar, New Guinea, Bismarcks, Australia.

Habitat Preference

Five specimens have been taken in recent surveys, all from or near the coast of Brunei in heath forest or strand forest, including areas of disturbance.

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Species (14)


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