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Armana nigraericta Swinhoe
Armana nigraericta Swinhoe, 1890, Trans. ent. Soc. Lond., 1890: 250.


Armana nigraericta


Diagnosis
. The species resembles Ugia in general appearance but has a more rounded hindwing tornus and more distally placed double oblique fasciae; the outer component of that on the hindwing expands into a conspicuous dark brown dot at the dorsum.

Geographical range. Burma, Thailand (VK), N.E. Himalaya, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo, Philippines.

Habitat preference. The species is rare; only three Bornean specimens are known, two from 300m on G. Santubong near Kuching and one from the coast of Brunei at Kampong Kapok.

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