Amata
pryeri
Hampson
Syntomis pryeri Hampson, 1898: 102.
Syntomis pryeri Hampson; Seitz, 1912-1913: 73.
Diagnosis. The body is robust as in cantori but with yellow bands at
two-thirds on the abdomen and basally. The hindwing and basal black area of the
forewing are marked with yellow. The remaining three-quarters of forewing are
transparent, not yellow-tinged, except the veins and a narrow border which are
black.
Geographical range. Borneo, Java.
Habitat preference. The only Bornean specimen is from Sandakan.
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