Image of Ugia eugrapha Swinhoe ♂

Ugia eugrapha Swinhoe

Focilla eugrapha Swinhoe, 1907, Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (7), 20: 79.

Diagnosis

Smaller than other typical members of the genus in Borneo, eugraphahas a pale ochreous fawn ground to the wings, and the oblique fasciae are broadly edged with black exteriorly; there is also a black wedge marking the more posterior flexure of the stepped submarginal.

Geographical range

Java, Sumatra, Bali, Borneo, Thailand (VK).

Habitat preference

A rare species, mostly of lowland forest: five specimens have been taken in recent surveys in Brunei at Labi and the Ulu Temburong. A sixth was from the highest locality, recorded at 1000m on G. Mulu.

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Species (5)


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