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Dysodia sp. 12

  • Family: Thyrididae
  • Subfamily: Thyridinae
  • Genus: Dysodia
  • Distribution: W. Malaysia.
  • Habitat: Hill forest with adjacent disturbed areas; 600m.
  • Wing Length: 42mm

Taxonomy

W. Malaysia, GTE. Dysodia sp. 12 is an unnamed female specimen from GTE in the HSB Coll.

Description

This is probably Dysodia pennitarsis (Hampson, 1906) with a similar fasciation but it has a more yellowish-orange ground colour. See D. pennitarsis.


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