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

by Rob de Vos

Prasinocyma exililinea (Warren, 1906)

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Distribution

 

 

 

 

STATUS: A rather common species, widely distributed. It is very similar to Prasinocyma vagilinea, but is easily distinguished by the small buff tornal patch on both wing pairs in vagilinea which is absent in exililinea.

PAPUA LOCALITIES: New Guinea: Abmisibil, Bivak 39a and 40 (Star Mts Exp.), Mt. Goliath, Ilaga, Mt. Kunupi, Pass Valley, Walmak. Details in gazetteer.

EXTERNAL DISTRIBUTION: Papua New Guinea.

DATA SOURCES: BMNH, RMNH.

 

 

 

 

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