::The Moths of Borneo::

SUBFAMILY AEDIINAE

Aedia hirtissima Walker comb. n. (Plate 2, Figs 65, 66, 70)

�� Premusia hirtissima Walker, [1863] 1864, J. Proc. Linn. Soc. (Zool.), 7: 173.

Diagnosis. See intrahens above. The male abdomen is lined laterally with dense tufts of scales, and the hindwings are uniform brown rather than with a pale basal area (present in the female).

Geographical range. Borneo.

Habitat preference. The species has been recorded more frequently than intrahens in recent surveys, occurring in forests from 300m to 2600m, but is rare below 1000m.

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