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| Gunung Malabar slopes, W. Java. 1700 meters Aug 1998 ssp vandepolli male (specimen from Insect World, CA) |
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| Gunung Malabar slopes, W. Java. 1700 meters Aug 1998 ssp vandepolli female (specimen from Insect World, CA) |
Very local and generally considered rare, vandepolli
is known from two locations: Western Java as the nominate race (shown above),
and Sumatra as ssp honrathiana. Both populations are threatened
by deforestation, but the Javan form is particularly at risk on this densely
populated and rapidly growing island. It is a montane species, flying at
altitudes between 1500 amd 1900 meters, and has been reported despite its
rarity to be locally quite common in the right place and the right time.