Ignobilia
urnaria Guenée
Ephyra urnaria Guenée, 1857, Hist. nat. Insectes, Spec.
Gen. Lep., 9: 406.
Diagnosis. The facies is distinctive in dull vinous pinkish, red, particularly the
darkly delineated margins and the fine, irregular postmedials and broader bands
on the forewing.
Geographical range. Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Palawan.
Habitat preference. The species is rare, recorded during recent surveys
thrice in lowland dipterocarp forest in Brunei.
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