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Microplutodes
hilaropa Meyrick comb. n.
Plutodes hilaropa Meyrick, 1897, Trans, ent. Soc. Lond. 1897:
75.
Diagnosis. The yellow wings, irregularly blotched with greyish orange, are
distinctive. The unipectinate antennae and absence of vein M2 of the hindwing
serve to distinguish it from similarly marked Larentiinae.
Geographical range. Borneo, Sumatra.
Habitat preference. The type material was from the low-lying Pulo Laut.
Most recent material is from alluvial forest, mature and ten year old
regenerating.
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