Artaxa
tanaoptera Collenette comb. n.
Euproctis tanaoptera Collenette,
1938, Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (11), 2: 378.
Diagnosis. The forewing pattern has the pale fasciae typical of the genus set off
by much more intense dark irroration: this is crossed by pale lines marking the
course of the veins extending from the posterior of the cell.
Geographical range. Sulawesi, Borneo.
Habitat preference. The only Bornean specimen is a male from the lower
montane zone (1000m) of G. Mulu.
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