The Papua Insects Foundation

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The Teak moths (Lepidoptera: Hyblaeidae) of Papua Indonesia

by Rob de Vos

Hyblaea puera (Cramer, 1777)

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Distribution

 

 

 

 

STATUS: A pan-tropical species which causes severe damage in teak plantations. The caterpillars defoliate the trees. In Papua it was only recorded from the Experimental Station for crops in Kota Nica (Sentani) in Dutch New Guinea, but it is still being recorded in Papua New Guinea.

PAPUA LOCALITIES: New Guinea: Kota Nica (Sentani). Details in gazetteer.

EXTERNAL DISTRIBUTION: Papua New Guinea, pan-tropic (Indo-Australia, Africa, South America).

DATA SOURCES: NHMUK, RMNH.