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The Hawkmoths (SPHINGIDAE, Macroglossinae) of Papua Indonesia

by Willem Hogenes

Theretra indistincta (Butler, 1877)

ssp. papuensis Joicey & Talbot, 1921

 

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Distribution

 

 

 

STATUS: A common species, all over New Guinea.

PAPUA LOCALITIES: Misool Island: Fafankap; New Guinea: Ampas, Depapre, Dotir (Wandammen), Jayapura, Maripi, Prafi, Sentani, Uskwar, Walmak, Wembi. Details in gazetteer.

EXTERNAL DISTRIBUTION: Sulawesi, Moluccas, Papua New Guinea, Bismarck Archipelago, Queensland (Australia).

DATA SOURCES: RMNH, ZMAN. Website Sphingidae of Southeast Asia.