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Agathia cristifera Walker
Thalera cristifera Walker, 1861 List Specimens lepid.
Insects Colln Br. Mus. 22: 602.
Diagnosis. This species resembles a small A.
vicina but the forewing fasciation is much narrower and the black suffusion
of the hindwing is intense to the margin except for a narrow, dentate green zone
at the margin itself. The male genitalia are similar to those of the species
following, but the process from the valve costa is shallow, obtuse.
Geographical range. Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra.
Habitat preference. The species is encountered infrequently
in a range of lowland forest types.
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