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

by Rob de Vos

Thalassodes nivestrota Warren, 1903


Distribution

 

 

 

 

STATUS: Widely distributed in New Guinea,North Moluccas to Sulawesi. A common species.

PAPUA LOCALITIES: Waigeo Island: Camp Nok; Supiori Island: Nansfori; New Guinea: Ampas, Borme, Dotir, Fakfak, Gere (Humboldt Bay), Mt. Goliath, Kouh, Miei, Ninay Valley, Nomnagihé, Noordwijk (Sentani), Om, Rasiei, Sabron Camp (Cyclops), Sawia, Senopi, Upper Setekwa River, Sinimburu, Sorong, Tandia, Uskwar, Utakwa River, Wambes, Warkapi, Wendane. Details in gazetteer.

EXTERNAL DISTRIBUTION: Sulawesi, Halmahera, Papua New Guinea.

DATA SOURCES: BMNH, KSP, RMNH, Siep Sinnema.