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Antheraea brunei Allen & Holloway
Antheraea brunei Allen & Holloway, (1986), Brunei Mus. J. 1985, 6(1):
131-134.
Antheraea brunei 
(paratype)
(.61
natural size) |
Antheraea brunei (paratype)
(.61
natural size) |
Diagnosis. The species is distinguished by: the yellow ground colour, the
straight margin (cf. concave) of the female forewing: the lack of post-
and antemedial fasciae in the female; in both sexes, the broken lunulate
submarginal of the upperside, reflected on the underside by more extensive
rows of black triangles. In other species the submarginal is entire,
straight on the forewing, crenulate on the hindwing, and much less intense
on the underside.
Taxonomic note. This species belongs, with the previous two, to the frithi
Moore group.
Geographical range. Borneo, Palawan.
Habitat preference. The species has only been taken in coastal localities
in Brunei where there is extensive mangrove. The Palawan locality was also
coastal.
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