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Xenochroa
ferriviridis
Holloway comb. n.
Carea ferriviridis Holloway, 1976: 26.
Carea ochreoviridis
Holloway, 1976: 27, syn. n.
Xenochroa
ferriviridis
 (holotype)
Xenochroa
ferriviridis
(holotype of ochreoviridis)
Xenochroa
ferriviridis
(paratype of ochreoviridis) |
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Diagnosis. The forewing is ochreous green to dull green, sometimes speckled
with black. The rather diffuse antemedial and postmedial fasciae are much closer
together than in the previous four species; the medial zone is variably grey to
blackish.
Taxonomic note. X.
ronkayi
Kobes (Sumatra) has somewhat similar facies but is more strikingly marked and
has a row of pale blue dots along the distal margin and a violet tinge to the
forewing medial zone.
Geographical range. Borneo.
Habitat preference. The species is common from 1500m to 2000m, but is
recorded more widely from 900m to 2600m.
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