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Callopistria
albistriga Walker comb. n.
Steiria albistriga Walker, 1864, J. Linn. Soc. Lond. (Zool), 7:174.
Data
eriopoidcs Prout, 1928, Bull Hill Mus., Witley, 2: 71, syn.n.
Data
eriopoides Prout; Holloway, 1976: 12.
Diagnosis.
The hindwing
has its basal half white with a broad brown border; the submarginal white flecks
of the forewing are reduced except for the central one which is prominent. See
also the generic account.
Taxonomic
note. The
above combination renders the Sri Lankan albistriga Hampson a secondary
homonym, for which the name Callopistria lanka nom. nov. is proposed.
Geographical
range Sumatra, Java, Bali, Borneo.
Habitat
preference. The
species is infrequent in lowland rain forest.
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