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The Ennominae (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) of Papua Indonesia

by Rob de Vos

 

Luxiaria undulataria (Pagenstecher, 1886)

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Distribution

 

 

 

 

 

STATUS: Rather common, but not very abundant. Resembles very much L. fictaria from Sundaland, but is larger and in the males with extended white pattern.

PAPUA LOCALITIES: Waigeo Island: Camp Nok; New Guinea: Abmisibil, Ampas, Getentiri, Mt. Goliath, Kapaur (Fakfak), Kouh, Maripi, Ninay Valley, Omban, Sabron Camp (Cyclops), Sinimburu, Uskwar, Utakwa River. Details in gazetteer.

EXTERNAL DISTRIBUTION: North Moluccas, Sulawesi, Papua New Guinea.

DATA SOURCES: NHMUK, RMNH, Peter Jan de Vries.

 

 

 

 

 

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