The Papua Insects Foundation

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The Ghost Moths (Lepidoptera: Hepialidae) of Papua Indonesia

by Rob de Vos

Oxycanus meeki (Viette, 1950)

[Paraoxycanus meeki Viette, 1950] (TL: ?, PNG; type: NHMUK)

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Note

The colour and pattern is very similar to that of other Oxycanus species. A certain identification is only possible with examination of the male genitalia.

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Distribution

 

 

 

 

 

STATUS: Widely distributed in New Guinea. The genitalia are easily distinguished from other species.

PAPUA LOCALITIES: New Guinea: Bijenkorfbivak (Beehive Camp), Demaisi, Syoubri (Arfak Mts.). Details in gazetteer.

EXTERNAL DISTRIBUTION: Papua New Guinea.

DATA SOURCES: NHMUK, RMNH, coll. Siegfried Ihle. Literature (see below).

 

 

 

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Literatuur

Nielsen, E.S., G.S. Robinson & D.L. Wagner, 2000. Ghost-moths of the world: a global inventory and bibliography of the Exoporia (Mnesarchaeoidea and Hepialoidea) (Lepidoptera). Journal of Natural History 34: 823–878.
Viette, P.L., 1950. Contribution a l'etude des Hepialidae (22eme note), Hepialidae du Musee de Leiden. Zoologische Mededeelingen, Leiden 31(7): 67-77.