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The Swallowtail Moths (URANIIDAE, Uraniinae) of Papua Indonesiaby Siep and Jannie Sinnema
Alcides agathyrsus (Kirsch, 1877)
synonym:
boops (Westwood, 1879)
Distribution
STATUS: A common species in Papua. Distinguished from the similar aruus by the narrower blue band on the hindwing with unsharp edges and the reduced blue pattern near the tail. The blue is darker than in aruus.
PAPUA LOCALITIES: Salawati Island; New Guinea: Ampas, Arfak Coast, Arso, Ati Ati Onin, Base Camp (Utakwa River), Dorey bay, Eilanden River, Etna Bay, Fakfak, Foja Mountains, Geelvink Bay, Humboldt Bay, Ifar, Jayapura, Kapaur (Fakfak), Katem (Star Mts.), Manokwari, Mokwam, McCluer Gulf, Pionierbivak, Prauwenbivak, Mt. Siwi, Snow Mountains, Sorong, Uskwar, Upper Setakwa River, Utakwa River, Wandammen Peninsula, Windesi. Details in gazetteer.
EXTERNAL DISTRIBUTION: Buru, Ambon, Seram, Papua New Guinea.
DATA SOURCES: BMNH, RMNH, ZMAN, literature (see below)
Literature
Seitz, A, 1934. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 10: Spinner und Schwarmer des Indo-Australischen Gebiets, Uraniidae: 93-96. A. Kernen, Stuttgart.
