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

by Rob de Vos

 

 

 

Spilosoma withaari De Vos, 2013

[Spilosoma withaari De Vos, 2013] (holotype: Mokwam, Arfak Mts., in ZMAN)

endemic species!

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Distribution

 

 

 

 

STATUS: A recently new discovered species which is found in the northern Arfak Mountains, only two specimens known so far.

PAPUA LOCALITIES: New Guinea: Mokwam. Details in gazetteer.

EXTERNAL DISTRIBUTION: none.

DATA SOURCES: ZMAN. Literature (see below).

 

 

 

 

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Literature

Vos, R. de, 2013. Two new Spilosoma species from Indonesian New Guinea (Erebidae, Arctiinae, Arctiini). SUGAPA 7(4): 107-113.