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The Plume Moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae, Pterophorinae) of Papua Indonesia

by Cees Gielis

Pterophorus niveus (Snellen, 1903)

[Aciptilia niveus Snellen, 1903] (TL: Java)

synonym:

denticulata Yano, 1963 (TL: Irian Jaya)

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Distribution

 

STATUS: Endemic in New Guinea. In Papua known by a few specimens.

PAPUA LOCALITIES: New Guinea: Sorong, Wareng. Details in gazetteer.

EXTERNAL DISTRIBUTION: Papua New Guinea (Lae).

DATA SOURCES: RMNH. Literature (see below).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Literature

Gielis, C., 2003. Review of the Pterophoridae from New Guinea, with descriptions of eight new species (Lepidoptera). Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden 77(21): 349-391.