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Beguma sp. 2

  • Family: Thyrididae
  • Subfamily: Siculodinae
  • Tribe: Rhodoneurini
  • Genus: Beguma
  • Distribution: W. Malaysia, Brunei.
  • Habitat: Lowland riparian forest, hill forest & disturbed areas; <600m.
  • Wing Length: 16mm

Taxonomy

W. Malaysia, GTE. Beguma sp. 2 is an unnamed specimen from Brunei (Sg. Rampayoh) in the NHM (Mi7397) and another from GTE in the HSB Coll.

Description

Very small golden pinkish brown specimens with pink flushing of FW & HW bases. The reticulated patterning is not obvious.


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