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

by Alexander Schintlmeister

 

 

Diehleana gigantea (Druce, 1909)

ssp. gigantea (Druce, 1909)
magnifica Rothschild, 1917

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Distribution

 

 

 

 

 

STATUS: Widely distributed in lowland areas. In New Guinea represented by the nomotypical subspecies.

PAPUA LOCALITIES: New Guinea: Ampas, Asike, Enarotali, Fakfak, Kouh, Mapia, Mappi-Katan, Nabire, Ngat Valley, Sambusa, Sorong, Taja Rifi, Ubrub, Uskwar, Utakwa River. Details in gazetteer.

EXTERNAL DISTRIBUTION: Borneo, Sumatra, Malayan Peninsula, S Thailand, Papua New Guinea.

DATA SOURCES: NHMUK, CMWM, KSP, RMNH.

 

 

 

 

 

Literature

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