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Addaea syndesma Meyrick

  • Family: Thyrididae
  • Subfamily: Siculodinae
  • Tribe: Rhodoneurini
  • Genus: Addaea
  • Distribution: W. Malaysia, Sabah, Kalimantan Selatan, PNG.
  • Habitat: Lowland primary and secondary forest; <600m.
  • Wing Length: 15mm

Taxonomy

W. Malaysia, The holotype of Addaea syndesma Meyrick, 1894:478 from Kalimantan Selatan, (Pulau Laut) is in the NHM (Mi7422).

Description

A species with distinctive striped fasciation. Another striped thyridid is Camadena tessellata(84) Swinhoe, 1904 but that is much larger.


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