Image of Teulisna macropallida Holloway ♂ (holotype)
♂ (holotype)

Teulisna macropallida Holloway sp. n.

♂ 16mm, ♀♀ 15-16mm. This is a more pallid (particularly the hindwings which are less yellow), larger version of the previous species, distinguished apart from size on a minor feature of the male genitalia: the saccular process is barely clubbed and not angled apically, though setose.

Holotype ♂

SARAWAK: Gunong Mulu Nat. Park, R.G.S. Exped. 1977-8 (J.D. Holloway et al.), Site 2, January, Camp 4, Mulu, 1790m. 452463, [upper] montane (moss) forest, BM arctiid slide 2659.

Paratypes

  • 2 ♀♀ as holotype
  • 1 ♀ as holotype but Site 1.

Geographical range

Borneo.

Habitat preference

All records are from upper montane forest.

Genitalia:

Related species:

Species (17)


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