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Zythos strigata Warren
   
Nobilia strigata Warren, 1896, Novit. zool., 3:112.
   
Nobilia strigata rubescens Prout, 1938, Gross. Schmett. Erde, 12: 191.


Zythos strigata


Diagnosis. The colouration is similar to that of Z. turbata, but the striae are blacker and the green area is restricted to the forewing costa.

Geographical range. Sundaland (ssp. rubescens in Bali), Palawan.

Habitat preference. The species is much rarer than turbata but occurs in similar lowland forest habitats.

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