Image of Streptoperas crenelata Swinhoe ♂ (Peninsular Malaysia)
♂ (Peninsular Malaysia)

Streptoperas crenelata Swinhoe

Streptopteras [sic] crenelata Swinhoe, 1902, Trans. ent. Soc. Lond., 1902: 590.

Diagnosis

The facies, particularly the forewing shape and fasciation is similar to that of luteata, but crenelata has uniform darker grey hindwing, the margin scalloped on either side of the central angle and with white beading along the medial.

Geographical range

Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia.

Habitat preference

The only Bornean specimen seen is the holotype, a female from Pulo Laut.

Biology

H. Steiner (in litt.) has reared the species from the palm, Pinanga scortechinii, in Peninsular Malaysia.

A cast larval skin has scoli as in other genera of the palm-feeding complex.

Genitalia:

Related species:

Species (1)


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