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The Shuttle moths (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae, Plusiinae) of Papua Indonesia

by László Ronkay

 

Dactyloplusia impulsa (Walker, 1865)

[Plusia impulsa Walker, 1865] (TL: Sri Lanka, BMNH)

synonym:

Plusia roseata Mell sensu Dufay, 1965

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Distribution

 

 

 

 

 

STATUS: A rare species in Papua, but widely distributed externally.

PAPUA LOCALITIES: Borme, Landikma. Details in gazetteer.

EXTERNAL DISTRIBUTION: Sri Lanka, India, South China, Sundaland, Sulawesi, Papua New Guinea.

DATA SOURCES: KSP, ZMAN. (literature, see below)

 

 

 

 

 

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Literature

Poole, R.W., 1989. Lepidopterorum Catalogus (new series), 118: Noctuidae: i-xii, 1-1314. Brill/Flora & Fauna Publications.