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The Westermanniinae (Lepidoptera: Nolidae) of Papua Indonesia

by Rob de Vos

 

Negeta contrariata Walker, 1862

signata (Walker, [1863])
reversa (Walker, [1862])
leucospila (Walker, 1865)
apicalis (Moore, 1887)
costalis (Gaede, 1938)
discalis (Gaede, 1938)
subterminalis (Gaede, 1938)

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Distribution

 

 

 

 

STATUS: A common species and widely distributed. It is found in lowland and at moderate altitudes. There is some variety in the apical triangle which usually is pure white but in some specimens is suffused with dark grey.

PAPUA LOCALITIES: Waigeo Island: Camp Nok; Supiori Island: Nansfori; Roon Island: Yende; New Guinea: Andai, Fakfak (Kapaur), Getentiri, Landikma, Lelambo, Mabilabol, Prafi, Sabron Camp (Cyclops), Tuan Wowi, Wendesi, Yasur, Yongsu. Details in gazetteer.

EXTERNAL DISTRIBUTION: Indo-Australia, Papua New Guinea, Bismarck Archipelago, Australia.

DATA SOURCES: BMNH, KSP, ZMAN.