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Epipristis truncataria Walker  
   
Acidalia truncataria Walker, 1861, List Specimens lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus., 23: 774.


Epipristis truncataria


Diagnosis.
This and the next species are a similar pale dull green with greyish clouding in the marginal third of the wing. E. truncataria is a much smaller species with a diagnostic antemedial fascia at the base of the hindwing.

Geographical range. Borneo, Sumatra, Singapore (H.N. Ridley material).

Habitat preference. The two specimens taken during recent surveys were both from secondary scrub at Lamunin, Brunei. Older material seen is also from lowland localities.

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