Triorbis
aureovitta
Hampson
Triorbis aureovitta Hampson, 1902, J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc., 14:
209.
Triorbis aureovitta
Diagnosis. The wings are rich brown, the forewings bisected over the basal
half by a pale golden streak; their apex is also bisected by a diffuse, darker
brown shade that extends from the distal end of the golden streak.
Geographical range. N.E. Himalaya, Sundaland, Palawan (ZMUC), Sulawesi.
Habitat preference. The species is uncommon in lowland forest, and has been
recorded from as high as 1000m.
Biology.
Unpublished FRIM records
state Garcinia (Guttiferae) is a host-plant.
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