Bytharia
uniformis Swinhoe
Bytharia uniformis Swinhoe,1902, Trans. ent. Soc. Lond., 1902: 643.
Silvaspica balatensis
Schultze, 1925, Philipp. J. Sci. 28: 4.
Diagnosis. The very pale orange-yellow wings with grey borders and forewing costa
render this species unmistakable.
Geographical range. Sundaland, Philippines, Sulawesi.
Habitat preference. The species is uncommon. Only three specimens were
taken during the Mulu survey, one in Gua Payau, a broad forested well in an area
of limestone with caves, and the other two at 500m (hill dipterocarp forest) and
1000m (lower montane forest) on the Mulu transect.
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