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

by Rob de Vos

Prasinocyma nivisparsa (Butler, 1882)

triseriata (Warren, 1906)


Distribution

 

 

 

 

STATUS: A common species. Widely distributed in New Guinea and westwards to the Moluccas.

PAPUA LOCALITIES: New Guinea: Abmisibil, Ampas, Andai, Fakfak, Lelambo, Mokwam, Ninay Valley, Sinimburu, Tekai (Keerom), Utakwa River, Warkapi, Warmare Dua, Wembi. Details in gazetteer.

EXTERNAL DISTRIBUTION: Ambon, Buru, Papua New Guinea.

DATA SOURCES: BMNH, RMNH, Sandra Lamberts, Siep Sinnema, Michael Thirnbeck, Gilbert Zakine.