<strong> Systematic revision and review of the extant and fossil snout butterflies (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Libytheinae) </ strong>
Author
Kawahara, Akito Y.
text
Zootaxa
2013
2013-03-22
3631
1
1
74
http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3631.1.1
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.3631.1.1
1175-5326
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Libythea geoffroyi genia
Waterhouse 1938
(
Figs. 85–87
)
Libythea geoffroy
[sic]
genia
Waterhouse 1938: 218
.
Libythea geoffroyi genia
:
d’Abrera 1971: 252
.
Diagnosis.
Libythea geoffroyi genia
is most similar to
L. g.
alompra
because both have similar dorsal surface coloration, but it can be distinguished by the presence of a bright white discal cell mark and a white mark between M
3
and CuA
2
. The hindwing dorsum of both sexes has a narrow orange band from M
1
to CuA
1
.
Type Specimens Examined.
Libythea alompra
Moore 1901
,
HOLOTYPE
:
♂
,
Myanmar
:
Ataran Valley
, III- [18]94,
Hauxwell
(
BMNH
).
Other Specimens Examined
. (
2♂
,
2♀
):
AUSTRALIA
:
1♀
(
USNM
). Northwest Australia, "Condialles"
,
1♂
,
V-1891
, Walker (
BMNH
).
Western Australia
:
14 km
southeast of
Kalumburu
:
1♂
,
1♀
,
3-6-VII-1988
, T. A. Weir
(
ANIC
).
Distribution.
Australia
:
Northern Territory
,
Western Australia
.