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The Shuttle moths (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae, Plusiinae) of Papua Indonesia

by László Ronkay

 

Chrysodeixis eriosoma (Doubleday, 1843)

synonym:

verticallata (Guenée, 1852)

A specimen attracted to light in Walmak (Jayawijaya Mountains)

 

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Distribution

 

 

 

STATUS: One of the most common species of this subfamily in New Guinea. Widely distributed over a large area.

PAPUA LOCALITIES: Biak Island: Korem; New Guinea: Abmisibil, Dabra, Ifar, Jayapura, Kouh, Kwansu, Langda, Mabilabol, Meja Reserve, Moanemani, Nabire, Pass Valley, Rasiei (Wandammen), Sentani, Sibil, Taja Rifi, Timeepa, Tuan Wowi (Prafi). Details in gazetteer.

EXTERNAL DISTRIBUTION: Indo-Australian Archipelago, Papua New Guinea.

DATA SOURCES: KSP, ZMAN.