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The Chloephorinae, Sarrothripini (Lepidoptera: Nolidae) of Papua Indonesia

by Rob de Vos

 

 

 

 

Etanna breviuscula (Walker, 1863)

valida (Walker, 1863)
rudis (Walker, 1865)
xyloglypta (Lucas, 1890)
nigridisca (Hampson, 1891)
floccifera (Hampson, 1894)

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some variations

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Distribution

 

 

 

 

STATUS: Widely distributed and a common species. An extremely variable species, characteristic is the short sinuous white line at the dorsum of the forewing.

PAPUA LOCALITIES: Roon Island: Yende; New Guinea: Abmisibil, Gn. Bembab, Benyas, Borme, Demaisi, Depapre, Dotir, Fyria River (Buruway), Mt. Goliath, Huri-Mber, Ifar, Iwaka River, Kaimana, Kobrey, Landikma, Lelambo, Mabilabol, Mokwam, Ninay Valley, Pass Valley, Rasiei, Senopi, Sentani, Sinimburu, Waena, Walmak, Wamena, Warkapi, Yuruf. Details in gazetteer.

EXTERNAL DISTRIBUTION: Indo-Australia, Papua New Guinea, Queensland (Australia), Fiji.

DATA SOURCES: BMNH, KSP, RMNH.

 

 

 

 

 

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Literature

Holloway, J.D., 2003. Moths of Borneo, Nolidae: 279 pp.