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Mecodina
leucosticta Hampson
Mecodina
leucosticta Hampson, 1926, Descr. Gen. Spec. Noctuinae:
489.
Mecodina
leucosticta  |
Diagnosis.
This species and albodentata Swinhoe have very similar facies, particularly the
diffuse, tapered bar from the costal triangle of the forewing submarginal; this
bar extends obliquely to meet the distal margin at its central angle. In leucosticta
the
rest of the forewing submarginal is obscure apart from a few pale yellowish
white flecks (not always present), whereas in albodentata it
is marked by a very pale blue zig-zag. The paler zone of the hindwing margin is
somewhat deeper in leucosticta.
Geographical
range. Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo, Sulawesi.
Habitat
preference. More uncommon than albodentata,
leucosticta
is
also a species of lowland forest, with no record above 300m. Two specimens are
from dry heath forest on sand near Telisai in Brunei, and another from an area
of secondary forest with cultivation at Lamunin.
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