Tamsia hieroglyphica Swinhoe

Oxaenanus hieroglyphica Swinhoe, 1902, Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (7), 9: 178.

Tamsia elegantula Roepke, 1938, Bull. Mus. r. Hist. nat. Belg. 14 (13): 53.

Tamsia javanica Roepke, 1938, Ibid

Diagnosis

Compared to Avathaspecies just treated, the forewings are relatively narrow, with black areas much more extensive, taking up more than half the wing and extending more closely to the distal margin.

Geographical range

Sundaland, Sulawesi, N.E. Himalaya.

Habitat preference

All records are from Brunei: five specimens from lowland forest (Ulu Temburong, Ulu Belait, Labi) below 500m.

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