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The Hooktips (Drepanidae, Drepaninae) of Papua Indonesia

by Peter Mackey

Canucha curvaria Walker, 1866

fleximargo Warren, 1896
sublignata Warren, 1902

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Distribution

 

 

 

 

STATUS: Rather common and widely distributed in the Moluccas and New Guinea. It is believed that Canucha curvaria Walker, 1866 is a senior synonym of C. fleximargo (sensu Holloway, 1998).

PAPUA LOCALITIES: Misool Island; New Guinea: Affi, Borme, Furu Camp (Foja Mts.), Hollandia (Jayapura), Lelambo, Mappi (Asmat), Omban, Pim, Prafi, Tiri Camp (Foja Mts), Uskwar, Walmak, Wambes, Yuwong (Keerom). Details in gazetteer.

EXTERNAL DISTRIBUTION: Moluccas, Papua New Guinea.

DATA SOURCES: KSP, RMNH, P.J. de Vries.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Literature

Holloway, J.D., 1988. The Moths of Borneo, part 8: Castniidae, Callidulidae, Drepanidae, Uraniidae: 155 pp., 10 colour plates, 317 bw genital pictures. The Malayan Nature Society, Kuala Lumpur.