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The Goat Moths (Lepidoptera: Cossidae) of Papua Indonesia
by Rob de Vos
Duomitus ceramica (Walker, 1865)
synonyms:
ligneus Butler, 1880
bosschae (Heylaerts, 1892)
Distribution
STATUS: A widely distributed and common species which prefers lowland areas. Frequently a pest in Teak.
PAPUA LOCALITIES: Batanta; Supiori Island: Korido, Nansfori; Biak Island: Biak City, Biak Timur; Numfor Island: Namber; Japen Island: Ambaidiru; Mioswaar Island: Waprak; New Guinea: Ampas, Bernhard Camp, Besum, Borme, Depapre, Dotir (Wandammen), Fakfak, Jayapura, Kwerba, Meja Reserve (Manokwari), Pim, Prafi, Rasiei (Wandammen), Senopi, Sentani, Sinimburu, Sorong, Taja Rifi, Tandia (Wandammen), Tekai (Keerom District), Teminaboean, Tuan Wowi, Ubrub, Uskwar, Vriendschap River, Wambes, Wondiboy Mts., Yuruf. Details in gazetteer.
EXTERNAL DISTRIBUTION: India, Indo-Australia, Moluccas, Papua New Guinea, Australia, Solomon Islands.
DATA SOURCES: KSP, RMNH, ZMAN. Literature (see below).
Literatuur
Schoorl, J.W., 1990. A phylogenetic study on Cossidae (Lepidoptera: Ditrysia) based on external adult morphology. Zoölogische Verhandelingen 263: 1-295.
