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The Emerald Moths (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Geometrinae) of Papua Indonesia

by Rob de Vos

 

Aeolochroma languida (Warren, 1898)

rufivaria (Warren, 1907)


Distribution

 

 

 

 

 

STATUS: A common species. The sexual dimorphism is striking. Mainly found in lowland areas.

PAPUA LOCALITIES: New Guinea: Ampas, Fakfak, Keerom, Mt. Kunupi, Nomnagihé, Pass Valley, Pukusam, Upper Setekwa River, Sibil, Uskwar, Utakwa River, Walmak, Wandammen Peninsula. Details in gazetteer.

EXTERNAL DISTRIBUTION: Papua New Guinea.

DATA SOURCES: BMNH, RMNH.