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Formofentonia Matsumura
Formofentonia orbifer madena
Schaus
Stauropus
orbifer Hampson, 1892, Fauna of British India, Moths 1: 152.
Chadisra
madena
Schaus, 1928, Proc. U.S. Natn. Mus. 73 (19): 81.
Formofentonia
orbifer madena
Schaus; Kiriakoff 1968: 145; Holloway, 1976: 56, fig. 362.
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Formofentonia orbifer 
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Diagnosis. The apical pale pinkish brown circle of the forewing is unique in the
family and is reminiscent of certain Thyatiridae and species of the noctuid
genus Plagideicta Warren; these do not have the broad creamy white zone
along the forewing dorsum.
Geographical range. N. E. Himalaya; Taiwan; Sundaland, Sulawesi.
Habitat
preference. Recorded
from a range of forest types from the lowlands to 2000 m, but perhaps slightly
more common in montane forests.
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