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Metallolophia
vitticosta Walker
Hypochroma vitticosta Walker,
1860, List Specimens lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus., 21: 438.
Diagnosis. The pale zone along the forewing costa, with the otherwise rather
uniform brown of the rest of the wings, distinguishes this species.
Geographical range. Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo.
Habitat preference. This is an infrequent species of lowland forest but
has also been recorded in lower montane forest at 1000m on G. Mulu.
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