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The Snouted Tigers (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae, Aganainae) of Papua Indonesia

by Jaap Zwier

 

 

 

 

 

Asota strigosa (Boisduval, 1832)

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Distribution

 

 

 

STATUS: Rare. It seems to prefer lowlands and moderate altitudes, but it is also found at higher altitudes.

PAPUA LOCALITIES: Waigeo; New Guinea: Abmisibil, Ampas, Gn Bembab (Ransiki), Humboldt Bay, Foja Mts., Kloofbivak, Kobakma, Mabilabol, Om, Tuan Wowi, Ubrub, Uskwar, Walmak, Warkapi. Details in gazetteer.

EXTERNAL DISTRIBUTION: Aru Islands. No records are known from Papua New Guinea yet but it is to be expected that this species occurs also in the border area near Papua.

DATA SOURCES: BMNH, CMWM, KSP, RMNH, SNSD, ZMAN, ZMHB.