Taxonomy

Kalimantan Barat, 85 miles above Pontianak. The male lectotype of Striglina castaneata Hampson, 1914:109 from Singapore designated by Whalley (1976:54) is in the NHM (Mi7290) (genitalia slide #13319). Ms. syn. Striglina alineola Chu & Wang, 1991:328, 343.TL China (Fujian). Ms. syn. n. and stat. n. as a ssp. of S. castaneata Hampson, 1914 (Shaffer, 1991 LepIndex). Syn. S. synethes West, 1932:7. The syntype, which is from the Philippines (Luzon) is in the NHM (Mi7290). Syn. n. and stat n. as a ssp. of S. castaneata Hampson, 1914 (Whalley, 1974a:122).

Description

25mm. A red-brown species with the thyridid reticulation picked out with darker brown. Largely devoid of distinctive markings. The sub-marginal fascia is reddish.

Distribution & Habitat

S.E. China, Sikkim, Assam, Meghalaya, W. Malaysia, Singapore, Sarawak, Brunei, Kalimantan Barat, Philippines. Lowland forest; <300m.

Life History & Pest Status

No information

Similar spp.

S.tibiaria Walker is similar but the genitalia are very different. Three sspp. of castaneata are named: Ssp. castaneata Hampson 1914, India, W. Malaysia, Singapore, Sarawak, Brunei. Ssp. alineola Chu & Wang, 1991, China. Ssp. synethes West, 1932, Philippines. This ssp. is paler and may be larger than the others.