Taxonomy

W. Malaysia, GTE. The holotype of Pharambara decoratalis Warren, 1896a:209 from Meghalaya (Khasia Hills) is in the NHM (Mi7359). Comb. n. to Collinsa (RTS: 133).

Description

15mm. One of the most attractive Collinsa spp. with areas of mottled orange-brown, pinkish-brown and dark brown on the FW. The distal part of the FW is without the darker suffusion which runs as a streak across the wing from the coastal base to the termen. Note the two groups of longitudinal black and white streaks crossing the course of the FW R vein. A reticulated pattern in darker brown is present on parts of the HW and there is a dark line at the base of the abdomen.

Distribution & Habitat

Meghalaya, Myanmar, Thailand, W. Malaysia. Lowland to hill forest and disturbed areas; <600m.

Life History & Pest Status

No information

Similar spp.

See Plates. No Bornean specimen confirmed. See Collinsa sp. 4 which is very similar and may be a Bornean ssp. of C. decoratalis.