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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