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

by Rob de Vos

Prasinocyma vagilinea (Prout, 1911)

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Distribution

 

 

 

 

STATUS: A common species. So far only found in the western part of New Guinea. It is very similar to Prasinocyma exililinea, 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: Fakfak, Mt. Kunupi, Mabilabol, Ninay Valley, Nomnagihé, Upper Setekwa River, Sibil, Uskwar, Utakwa River, Wandammen Mts. Details in gazetteer.

EXTERNAL DISTRIBUTION: none.

DATA SOURCES: BMNH, RMNH.

 

 

 

 

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