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Atacira josephinae Holloway
comb. n.
Eutelia
josephinae Holloway,
1976: 16.
Diagnosis. The ground colour of the forewings is bluish green (faded somewhat in
the holotype to fawn-pink) traversed by black fasciae that broaden to triangles
at the costa. The double triangle of the submarginal is prominent. The medial
fascia is nearer the postmedial than the antemedial and is faint over the
posterior half. The antemedial also broadens towards the dorsum. The reniform is
black centrally.
Geographical range. Borneo.
Habitat preference. All specimens have been taken in upper montane
forest, at 1620m on G. Kinabalu, and at similar altitudes on Bukit Pagon and
Bukit Retak in Brunei. Four specimens have been noted in all.
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