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Sarcinodes sumatraria Walker

Auxima sumatraria Walker, 1866, List Specimens lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus., 35: 1577 *.

Sarcinodes sumatraria Walker; Yazaki, 1988: 241; Sommerer, 1995: 15.

Diagnosis

The species is darker, more mauve in tone than malakarius, with the hindwing medial fasciae more irregular, particularly anteriorly.

The white submarginal flecks are more prominent.

Geographical range

Sumatra, S. Thailand, Borneo, Palawan, and probably also in Peninsular Malaysia.

Habitat preference

The species is rare in lowland forest.

Genitalia:

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Species (5)


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