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Calymera picta Moore
Calymera picta Moore, 1882,
Descr. new Indian lepid. Insects Colln W.S. Atkinson: 104.
Carea picta Moore; Holloway, 1976: 24.
Calymera picta Moore; Kobes, 1997: 97.

 


Calymera picta


Diagnosis.
The loop on the forewing containing areas of rufous brown and leaden blue, associated at its base with a black patch on the dorsum, is unmistakable.

Geographical range. Himalaya, Sumatra, Borneo.

Habitat preference. A single specimen was taken at 1620m on G. Kinabalu.

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