Collinsa sphoraria Swinhoe
- Family: Thyrididae
- Subfamily: Siculodinae
- Tribe: Siculodini
- Genus: Collinsa
- Distribution: China (Hainan, Hong Kong), Assam, Meghalaya, Sikkim, West Bengal, Myanmar, Sumatra, W. Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Kalimantan Selatan, Java.
- Habitat: Lowland and hill primary and secondary forest and disturbed areas; <1300m.
- Wing Length: 21mm
Taxonomy
Kalimantan, Pulo Laut. The type of Pharambara sphoraria Swinhoe, 1892:18, pl. 1 fig. 17 from India (Khasi Hills, Cherapunji) is in the NHM (Mi7358). Dalla Torre (1914:22) placed this species into synonomy with H.emblicalis Moore, [1888] 1887 but that is an error. Ms. comb. n. to Collinsa (RTS:133) and ms. stat. rev. (Shaffer, 1992 LepIndex).
- syn.
- H.emblicalis Moore, [1888] 1887
- ms comb. n.
- Collinsa
- ms stat. rev.
- Shaffer, 1992 LepIndex
Description
The pattern and orange and yellow colours of this species are unmistakable. The Un of FW costa has ‘tiger stripes’. Note the HW of H. sphoraria has a broad dark basal area and a lighter yellow-brown subterminal area.
Similar Species
Collinsa spp. 11 & 16 and C. hyphaema West 1932 (Brixia) from Japan (Komatsu) are very similar.
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