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Epaena complicatalis Warren

  • Family: Thyrididae
  • Subfamily: Siculodinae
  • Tribe: Rhodoneurini
  • Genus: Epaena
  • Distribution: Sumatra, W. Malaysia, Brunei, Sabah, Sarawak, Kalimantan Timur.
  • Habitat: Lowland to upper montane forest; <1700m.
  • Wing Length: 22-38mm

Taxonomy

W. Malaysia, GTE. The holotype of Rhodoneura complicatalis Warren, 1897: 198 is from W. Malaysia, Perak (Gg. Ijau).

Description

The fasciation of this medium sized species is distinctive and not very variable. Note the striped abdomen. Two similar unnamed spp. have similar wing patterns but plain white abdomens. (See Epaena spp. 4 & 7, which have many fewer black markings).


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