Banisia intonsa Whalley
- Family: Thyrididae
- Subfamily: Striglininae
- Genus: Banisia
- Distribution: Sabah, Brunei, Sarawak.
- Habitat: Hill and subalpine forest; 1200-2600m.
- Wing Length: 39mm
Taxonomy
Sarawak, Gg. Mulu NP, Camp 4. The male holotype of Banisia intonsa Whalley, 1976 from Sabah (Mt. Kinabalu) is in the NHM (Mi7326), genitalia slide #14484 (Whalley, 1976:172, Fig’d.).
Description
The yellow-brown patchy colouration gives this species a distinctive appearance. The middle of the FW has a large oval fenestra next to a square pale patch distal between CuA and M veins. There is little variability but in the male the Un thorax is more reddish and there are thick expansible yellowish-brown hair pencils on the hind tibiae (RTS:129).
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