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The Immidae (Lepidoptera) of Papua Indonesia

by Rob de Vos

 

Birthana asmenopa (Meyrick, 1925)

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STATUS: A rare species. Birthana species very much look alike lithosiine moths (Erebidae, Arctiinae) and are often confused with it. The short curved up labial palpae are one of the distinguishing characters.

PAPUA LOCALITIES: New Guinea: Utakwa River. Details in gazetteer.

EXTERNAL DISTRIBUTION: Papua New Guinea.

DATA SOURCES: BMNH.