FAMILY LASIOCAMPIDAE
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Odontocraspis hasora Swinhoe
Odontocraspis hasora Swinhoe, 1894, Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 14: 439.
Odontocraspis hasora Swinhoe: Holloway, 1976: 90.


Odontocraspis hasora
(natural size)


Diagnosis.
See generic description. The translucent subapical patches and squarely bifalcate apex of the forewing are diagnostic.

Geographical range. N.E. Himalaya, Burma, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra,

Habitat preference. One of the two Bornean males seen was taken in upper montane forest at 1660m on G. Kinabalu; the other was from 800m on Mt. Dulit, Sarawak.

Biology. The Kinabalu specimen was taken flying by day, resembling somewhat a hesperiid butterfly.

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