Lophoptera
obliquilinea Prout
Lophoptera obliquilinea Prout,
1928, Bull. Hill Mus., Witley 2: 166.
Diagnosis. The forewings are dark greenish brown with a paler, biarcuate postmedial
and a diagnostic oblique whitish streak antemedially that arises on the costa
and extends to the middle of the wing. The female lamella vaginalis bears two
pairs of setose lobes.
Geographical range. Sumatra (Kerinchi, 2000m), Borneo, N. Burma.
Habitat preference. One specimen was taken during the Mulu survey at 900m
in lower montane forest on G. Api, and two were taken in upper montane forest at
1670m on Bukit Pagon, Brunei.
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