Calindoea sp. 15
- Family: Thyrididae
- Subfamily: Siculodinae
- Tribe: Rhodoneurini
- Genus: Calindoea
- Distribution: W. Malaysia, Sabah.
- Habitat: Lowland primary and old secondary forest and disturbed areas; <600m.
- Wing Length: 44mm
Taxonomy
Sabah, Serinsim, Mt Kinabalu, Ser 6. ‘Calindoea’ sp. 15 is an unnamed morphotype in several collections: HSB Coll. (GTE), Schulze Coll. (morphotype T27, Mt. Kinabalu NP) and SLS Coll. (DVCA). Affinities uncertain.
Description
A large, handsomely marked species with distinctive fasciation in yellow and brown. See Calindoea sp.16 which has almost exactly the same wing patterning and may be the same species although it is much smaller (<30mm wingspan)
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