Moth : The Callies (Callidula sumatrensis) from Rejang Land Sumatra

The Callies (Callidula sumatrensis) from Rejang Land Sumatra

This is a small moth but look like a butterfly, because they not only fly in the day but also settle with their wing folded, this Callidula sumatrensis we found in Teak O streams,Talang Rimbo Lama Villagae,South Curup District,Rejang Lebong Regency. Synonym: The Callies ( Callidula sakuni (Horsfield, [1828]) Callidula sumatrensis ; Kobes, 1990, Heterocera Sumatrana 6: 108. Callidula sumatrensis may be found in well-shaded and damp undergrowth near streams.

Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidotera
Infraorder:	Heteroneura
(unranked):	Ditrysia
Superfamily:	Calliduloidea
Family: Subfamily: Genus: Species:	Callidulidae Callidulinae Callidula Callidula sumatrensis

Image Location: Talang Rimbo Lama Village,South Curup District,Rejang Lebong Regency References :

• http://www.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/calliduloidea/callidulidae/callidulinae/callidula/index.html
• http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/vines/8983/moths/callidul.html
• http://www.jpmoth.org/~dmoth/Digital_Moths_of_Asia/70_Calidulidae/Callidula%20sumatrensis/Callidula%20sumatrensis.htm

May 30, 2009