Taxonomy

Sabah, PHS, Por 2. Collinsa sp. 2 is an unnamed species nr. C. acutalis Walker in the NHM (Mi7360) and Schulze Coll. (morphotype T25 from PHS). A specimen from W. Malaysia (Maxwell Hill [Bk. Larut]) is illustrated in RTS:134, pl.23 fig. 13 as Pharambara sp.

Description

23mm. This small to medium sized species is a light reddish brown with an overall reticulate pattern in darker brown on the FW & HW. The FW has indistinct fasciation and a small white c-shaped apical spot. The HW has a narrow antemedian band. Note the long pale anal hair pencils of the male specimen illustrated.

Distribution & Habitat

W. Malaysia, Singapore, Sabah, Sarawak, Kalimantan Tengah. Lowland to lower montane forest and plantations; <1200m.

Life History & Pest Status

Reported in a Theobroma cacao (Sterculiaceae) (cocoa) plantation as C. acutalis Walker (Conway, 1971). However the specimen, in drawer 115 of the collection at ARC Sabah (Tuaran), is not C. acutalis. Apart from feeding on cocoa, it has been reared on Macaranga (Euphorbiaceae) (RTS).

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