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The Westermanniinae (Lepidoptera: Nolidae) of Papua Indonesia

by Rob de Vos

 

Urbona tamsi (Van Eecke, 1924)

novaeguineensis Gaede, 1938

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Distribution

 

 

 

 

STATUS: A rather inconspicuous species compared to the other members of the subfamily. Widely distributed in New Guinea but not common.

PAPUA LOCALITIES: Batanta Island: south coast; New Guinea: Gn. Acaua (Marina Valen), Gn. Bembab (nr Ransiki), Fakfak, Fyria River (Buruway), Getentiri, Prauwenbivak, Rasiei (Wandammen), Senggo (Asmat district), Utakwa River. Details in gazetteer.

EXTERNAL DISTRIBUTION: Papua New Guinea, Bismarck Archipelago.

DATA SOURCES: BMNH, KSP, RMNH.