Canaea similella Whalley, 1971; Plates 7 & 8; not Borneo
Taxonomy
Holotype; Sumatra, Medan. Female, Plate 8, fig. C. similella (a). The male is on Plate 7. Sumatra, Nikurinji Valley. The male holotype of Canaea similella Whalley, 1971 from Sumatra (Medan) is in the NHM (Mi7314), genitalia slide #10876. Whalley (1971b:165, pl. 1, fig 2, pl. 6, fig. 32).
Description
Distribution
Sumatra. Lowland and lower montane forest; <1520m.
Life History & Pest Status
No information
Similar spp.
There is sexual dimorphism both in size (the females are slightly larger) and in the colouration and patterning. The female, unknown to Whalley (1971b), is very similar to C. semitessellata, but the ground colour of the wings is a pale orange (RTS:128), and there is a series of distinct small oval hyaline fenestrae in the centre of the FW. The three in the centre of the HW are less obvious.