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

by Rob de Vos

 

Berta chrysolineata Walker, [1863]

leucospilota (Turner, 1904)
fenestrata Prout, 1913
hainanensis Prout, 1912
eccimena Prout, 1912

 


Distribution

 

 

 

 

 

STATUS: Widely distributed in the Indo-Australian region. A common species, in Papua less abundant.

PAPUA LOCALITIES: Waigeo Island: Camp Nok; Biak Island; New Guinea: Dotir, Ninay Valley, Sabron Camp (Cyclops), Sawia, Sinimburu, Wembi. Details in gazetteer.

EXTERNAL DISTRIBUTION: Indo-Australian region, Papua New Guinea, Australia, Solomon Islands.

DATA SOURCES: BMNH, RMNH.