Paralebeda
uniformis Holloway
Paralebeda
uniformis Holloway, 1976: 89.
Paralebeda
crinodes Felder sensu Lajonquière, 1980: 21.
Paralebeda
uniformis Holloway; Holloway, 1982: 197.
Paralebeda
uniformis
(natural
size)
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Paralebeda
uniformis (Sumatra)
(natural
size)
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Diagnosis. See Paralebeda lucifuga
Swinhoe. The uniformity of the male forewing is distinctive. The tornal
pale zone of the female forewing is more variegated, the submarginal within it
more heavily defined than in other species.
Taxonomic
notes.
The relationship of this taxon to, and identity of, crinodes Felder are
discussed in the generic introduction.
Geographical
range. Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra.
Habitat
preference. The species is taken most frequently in montane forest but has
been noted also from the lowlands.
Biology. The
larva of the related Himalayan species plagifera Walker is described in the
generic introduction. The records for this species in Yunus & Ho (1980) as
feeding on Citrus (Rutaceae) and Palaquium (Sapotaceae) may refer to
uniformis.
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