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Psilochira amydra Collenette
   
Dasychira amydra
Collenette, 1932, Novit. zool., 37: 175.


Psilochira amydra


Diagnosis.
The external half of the forewing of this and the next species is similar, but in the basal half amydra has only a fine, black, obtusely angled line.

Geographical range. Palawan, Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra.

Habitat preference. Four specimens were taken during the Mulu survey, from hill dipterocarp, alluvial, limestone and heath forest types, all below 250m.

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