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Calindoea elongatalis Hampson


Taxonomy

W. Malaysia, GTE. Note the small white spot in the median area of the illustrated specimen. This in fact a small small hole in the FW. The holotype of Rhodoneura elongatalis Hampson, 1897:623 has TL West Malaysia (Padang Rengas).

ms comb. n. to Calindoea (Shaffer, 1991 LepIndex).

Description

A medium sized species of a rich reddish brown colour with traces of the thyridid reticulation in darker brown. The HW shows a distinct two tone median fascia. This is also present distally on the FW which has a small white spot near the apex.

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