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Diarsia
barlowi Holloway
Diarsia
barlowi Holloway
1976: 8.
Diagnosis.
This is the
largest Bornean species, the forewing varying from orange-grey (males) to deep
purplish reddish grey (females). The postmedial distinct, with even bands, dark,
then pale, distally.
Taxonomic
notes. The
male genitalia have a strong, setose clavus and a heart-shaped juxta. There is
some resemblance in them to those of Himalayan taxa such as D. vulpina Moore.
Geographical
range. Borneo.
Habitat
preference. This
is the only noctuid characteristic of the summit zone of G. Kinabalu (Holloway,
1970), being common above 3000m but also encountered as low as 2100m.
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