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Ornithospila avicularia Guenée  
   
Geometra avicularia Guenée, 1857, Hist. nat. Insectes, Spec. gen. Lep. 9: 342.
   
Geometra pennisignata Walker, 1861, List Specimens lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 22:516.
   
Ornithospila avicularia insularis Prout, 1916, Novit. zool. 23: 201.


Ornithospila avicularia


Diagnosis.
See key.

Geographical range. N.E. Himalaya; Sumatra, Borneo, Philippines (ssp. insularis).

Habitat preference. The species is infrequent in lowland forest, the highest altitude recorded being 1000m on G. Mulu.

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