Metallaxis
semiustus Swinhoe
Erythrolophus semiustus Swinhoe,
1804, Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6), 14: 433.
Diagnosis. The
contrasting grey and pale orange areas of the wings, and the greater strength of
the fasciae in the orange areas, are unmistakable.
Geographical
range. N.E.
Himalaya, Borneo.
Habitat
preference. The
only Bornean specimen seen was taken in dipterocarp forest at 270m on the
limestone slopes of G. Api.
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