Cyclophora
pepira Prout
comb. n
Anisodes pepira Prout, 1938, Gross-Schmett. Erde, 12:171.
Diagnosis. The facies resembles that of C. obstataria
Walker ,
being relatively uniform brick red, but the forewing discal spot is a point
rather than a dash, and that of the hindwing is white (though dark in the
holotype from Peninsular Malaysia).
Geographical range. Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo.
Habitat preference. The only Bornean specimen located is a male collected
on G. Kinabalu by Waterstradt. No altitude is given.
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