SUBFAMILY OENOCHROMINAE
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Sarcinodes sumatraria Walker  
   
Auxima sumatraria Walker, 1866, List Specimens lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus., 35: 1577.
   
Sarcinodes sumatraria Walker; Yazaki, 1988: 241; Sommerer, 1995: 15.


Sarcinodes sumatraria


Diagnosis.
The species is darker, more mauve in tone than malakarius, with the hindwing medial fasciae more irregular, particularly anteriorly. The white submarginal flecks are more prominent.

Geographical range. Sumatra, S. Thailand, Borneo, Palawan, and probably also in Peninsular Malaysia.

Habitat preference. The species is rare in lowland forest.

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