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Fascellina
meligerys Prout
Fascellina meligerys
Prout, 1925, Novit. zool., 32: 52.
Diagnosis. The submarginals of both wings are irregular, irrorated pale grey,
separating a leaden grey marginal zone from a green-tinged basal two-thirds. The
underside is deep yellow, the forewing with a narrow, pale discal spot edged in
dark brown. The forewing tornus is not excavate, the dorsal margin straight; the
hindwing margin is evenly curved.
Geographical range. Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo.
Habitat preference. The species is uncommon in lowland forest. During the
Mulu survey it was only taken in alluvial forest and lowland forest on limestone
(250m).
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