Taxonomy

Sabah, PHS. Beguma sp. 1 is an unnamed series in the NHM (Mi7397) and accessions (Mi7447) and the Schulze Coll. (morphotype T4).

Description

27-30mm. A small to medium sized species with a very distinctive blend of golden brown and salmon pink. The thyridid reticulation is especially obvious. Some specimens show faint lineate sub median and post median fasciae. The sub costal area is darker brown, broader near the base, with faint silvery patches.

Distribution & Habitat

Thailand, W. Malaysia, Sabah, Brunei, Sarawak, Sumatra. Lowland primary forest, old secondary forest and cultivated areas; <630m.

Life History & Pest Status

See Plate 10, Fig. 10a, a photo of a live specimen from Thailand (Chiang Mai) which this morphotype closely resembles.

Similar spp.

This morphtype may prove be B. erythroides which it closely resembles.