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Throana callista Prout

Throana callista Prout, 1926, Sarawak Mus. J., 3: 240.

Throana callista Prout; Holloway, 1976: 40.

Diagnosis

This and the next species are generally similar, but callista is a more variegated, ashy grey, with more prominent white flecks associated with the forewing postmedial, and a more clearly defined and even zone of arches between the white postmedial and submarginal fasciae of the hindwing, the pale elements of the arches being yellowish. Males have narrower forewings than females.

Geographical range

Borneo.

Habitat preference

The species is frequent in montane forest from 900m to 1930m.

Genitalia:

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Species (9)


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