Tamsia
hieroglyphica Swinhoe
Oxaenanus
hieroglyphica Swinhoe, 1902, Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (7),
9: 178.
Tamsia
elegantula Roepke, 1938, Bull. Mus. r. Hist. nat. Belg.
14 (13): 53.
Tamsia
javanica Roepke, 1938, Ibid. 14 (13): 53.
Tamsia
hieroglyphica Swinhoe; Kobes, 1985: 50.
Tamsia
hieroglyphica |
Diagnosis.
Compared to Avatha
species
just treated, the forewings are relatively narrow, with black areas much more
extensive, taking up more than half the wing and extending more closely to the
distal margin.
Geographical
range. Sundaland, Sulawesi, N.E. Himalaya.
Habitat
preference. All records are from Brunei: five specimens from lowland forest
(Ulu Temburong, Ulu Belait, Labi) below 500m.
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