Squamura disciplaga Swinhoe

Arbela disciplaga Swinhoe, 1901, Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (7) 7: 469.

Diagnosis

The species is smaller and paler than the previous two, with a diagnostic basal brown patch on the forewing.

Geographical Range

Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Philippines. Records from Tonkin (Roepke 1957) need confirmation.

Habitat Preference

This is probably a species of the lowlands and may be most frequently encountered in areas where arboreal crops are grown.

Biology

The larva has been recorded boring in the trunk of avocado (Persea, Lauraceae) and on Citrus (Rutaceae) (CIE records).

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