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The Ennominae (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) of Papua Indonesia

by Rob de Vos

 

Cleora onycha (Fletcher, 1953)

ssp. arcuata (Fletcher, 1953)


Distribution

 

 

 

 

 

 

STATUS: Widely distributed species from Oriental region to New Guinea, where it is represented by ssp. arcuata. It is very similar to C. monodactyla, but less contrasted, more greyish with more obscure reniform spots.

PAPUA LOCALITIES: New Guinea: Ninay Valley, Sabron Camp (Cyclops), Upper Setekwa River, Wandammen Peninsula. Details in gazetteer.

EXTERNAL DISTRIBUTION: Himalaya to Oriental region, Moluccas, Papua New Guinea.

DATA SOURCES: BMNH.