Savoca glaucobasis Hampson comb. n.

Gyrtona glaucobasis Hampson, 1905, Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (7), 16: 538.

Diagnosis

The rich rufous brown forewings with the pale greenish yellow basal zone distinguish this species. The ventral process to the uncus in the male genitalia is relatively short and slender.

Geographical range

Borneo.

Habitat preference

BMNH material is from Pulo Laut, an island at the south of Borneo, and a specimen was taken at Seria on the Brunei coast. During the Mulu survey a specimen was taken in lower montane forest at 900m on G. Api.

Genitalia: