Setora cupreiplaga Walker sp. rev.

Nyssia cupreiplaga Walker, 1862, J. Linn. Soc. Land . (Zool.) 6:143.

Diagnosis

See Setora cupreiplaga Walker sp. rev. This species is larger with more variegated forewings in the male, and shorter blades to the furca.

Taxonomic notes

Externally this species resembles S. nitens Walker (Singapore, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Java) but the latter has longer blades to the furca, more as in cupreistriga.

Geographical range

Borneo.

Habitat preference

The species is common in a wide range of lowland vegetation types and has been recorded from as high as 1700m.

Biology

See the previous species and the generic account.

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