Striglina mediofascia ssp. 1 Swinhoe
- Family: Thyrididae
- Subfamily: Striglininae
- Genus: Striglina
- Distribution: W. & S.E. China, Taiwan, Assam, Sikkim, Meghalaya, W. Malaysia, Sulawesi.
- Habitat: Lowland and hill forest.
- Wing Length: 26-34mm
Taxonomy
Ssp. 1 unnamed is imaged from W. Malaysia, Frazer’s Hill, Jeriau Rd. The lectotype of Striglina mediofascia Swinhoe, 1906:381 from India (Meghalaya, Khasia Hills), is in the NHM (Mi7295), genitalia slide #13511. See Whalley (1976:69, fig’d).
- ms syn. diargema Chu & Wang 1991:334, 335.
- The type is from China (Fujian).
- ms syn. n. & stat. n. as ssp. of mediofascia (Shaffer, 1991 LepIndex).
- ms syn. elaphra Chu & Wang, 1991:335, 345.
- The syntype is from China (Sichuan).
- ms syn. n. & stat. n. as ssp. of mediofascia (Shaffer, 1991 LepIndex).
- ms syn. elapha [sic] Chu & Wang, 1991 (=elaphra Chu & Wang, 1991).
- ms syn. n. orig. misspel. (Shaffer, 1991 LepIndex).
Description
A reddish-brown species with a speckling of small dark spots. The FW has a large dark brown patch which may give the impression of a median fascia. Four sspp. are known; Ssp. mediofascia Swinhoe, 1906, India, indistinctly marked reddish brown. Ms. ssp. diargema Chu & Wang, 1991, S.E. China, Taiwan. It has blotches and a pale background. Ms. ssp. elaphra Chu& Wang, 1991, W. China. Mainly large sized bold blotches on a pale background. Ssp. 1 unnamed in the NHM (Mi7294), W. Malaysia, Sulawesi (similar to ssp. elaphra).
Similar Species
Very similar to cuticula but slightly more distinctly marked, especially the females. Very variable in size which may be partly due to sexual dimorphism.
