Image of Syncosmia layanga Holloway ♂ (paratype)
♂ (paratype)
Image of Syncosmia layanga Holloway ♀ (paratype)
♀ (paratype)

Syncosmia layanga Holloway comb. n.

Chloroclystis layanga Holloway, 1976: 69.

Diagnosis

The largest species in the genus, layanga has the male hindwing dorsum strongly scrolled upwards, enclosing raised straw-coloured scales and delineated longitudinally with dark brown. The forewing is heavily fasciated and obscured with dark brown suffused rufous. There is a bluish grey zone submarginally from the postmedial, at one third from the costa, and there is a fine whitish crenulate submarginal line. The female has two diffuse fasciae on the hindwing towards the margin, reflexed subdorsally.

Geographical Range

Borneo.

Habitat Preference

S

layanga* is only known from G. Kinabalu where it occurs commonly at 2600m, with a few specimens taken at 2110m.

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Species (4)


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