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The Tigermoths (Erebidae, Arctiinae, Lithosiini) of Papua Indonesia

by Rob de Vos

 

Narosodes rufocostalis (Rothschild, 1912)

 

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Distribution

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STATUS: A rare species, only one specimen has been captured in the Indonesian part of New Guinea. It has a very unusual appearance for this genus and seems more related to the genus Macaduma. More research is needed to reveal its position.

PAPUA LOCALITIES: New Guinea: Yongsu (Jayapura). Details in gazetteer.

EXTERNAL DISTRIBUTION: Papua New Guinea.

DATA SOURCES: BMNH, KSP.

 

 

 

 

 

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