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The Prominent Moths (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae, Dicranurinae) of Papua Indonesia

by Alexander Schintlmeister

 

Cascera marginata Rothschild, 1917

 


Distribution

 

 

 

 

 

STATUS: Not particularly common. Endemic in Papua. The typical phenotype has a conspicuous dark band running in the submarginal field. The dark olive green-brown colour is characteristic for this species.

PAPUA LOCALITIES: New Guinea: Ampas, Nabire, Ninay Valley, Senopi, Sigi Camp, Utakwa River. Details in gazetteer.

EXTERNAL DISTRIBUTION: Papua New Guinea.

DATA SOURCES: NHMUK, RMNH.

 

 

 

 

 

Literature

Schintlmeister, A., 2020. Notodontidae of the Indonesian Archipelago, Volume 1: 441 pp. (52 colour plates). Brill, Leiden, Boston.