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The Emerald Moths (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Geometrinae) of Papua Indonesia

by Rob de Vos

Prasinocyma oxybeles Prout, 1913

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Distribution

 

 

 

 

STATUS: A rare species, recently also recorded in Papua New Guinea. The species has a peculiar appearance for the genus. More study should reveal if it really belongs to Prasinocyma.

PAPUA LOCALITIES: New Guinea: Mt. Goliath, Mt. Kunupi, Pass Valley, Walmak. Details in gazetteer.

EXTERNAL DISTRIBUTION: Papua New Guinea.

DATA SOURCES: BMNH, RMNH, Carlos Bocos.

 

 

 

 

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