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Poliosia
muricolor Walker
Poliosia
muricolor Walker, 1862,. J. Linn.
Soc. (Zool.), 6:105.
Poliosia
muricolor 
(x
1.30)
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Diagnosis. This
and the next species are small, darkish grey species, rather Eilema-like, with
a pale forewing costa and margin. They are distinguished in the description of
the next species. Neither is as large or dark as �Eilema� prabana Moore
(see�Eilema� prabana Moore).
Taxonomic note. The
Himalayan taxon parva Moore, placed as a subspecies of muricolor by
Hampson (1900), is probably a distinct species. The genitalia of a male (slide
4841) identified as parva in NHM were more as in Blavia Walker (see Blavia Walker).
Geographical
range. Borneo, Singapore.
Habitat preference. This
is a lowland forest species, with the highest specimen being from 600m at Poring
on the eastern slopes of G. Kinabalu.
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