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The Wasp Moths (Erebidae, Arctiinae, Syntomini) of Papua Indonesia

by Rob de Vos

Amata aurofasciata (Swinhoe, 1892)

[Syntomis aurofasciata Swinhoe, 1892] (holotype (TL: "New Guinea") not located)

synonyms:

Amata arfakensis Rothschild, 1911 (holotype (TL: Ninay Valley, Arfak Mts., Papua Indonesia) in BMNH)
Amata micantala Hulstaert, 1923 (syntypes (TL: Okaba, Papua Indonesia) in RMNH)

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Distribution

 

 

 

 

STATUS: Widely distributed in New Guinea but not very common.

PAPUA LOCALITIES: New Guinea: Ampas, Andai, Katem, Kouh, Ninay Valley, Okaba, Tunas Jaya. Details in gazetteer.

EXTERNAL DISTRIBUTION: Papua New Guinea.

DATA SOURCES: BMNH, RMNH, ZMAN. Literature (see below)

 

 

 

 

 

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Literature

Hulstaert, G., 1923. On Lepidoptera from New Guinea, Kei, Tenimber, the Philippines, and Australia. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (9)11: 178-190.