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

by Alexander Schintlmeister

 

Syntypistis kebeae (Bethune-Baker, 1904)

dubiosus (Bethune-Baker, 1904)
mediobrunnea (Bethune-Baker, 1916)
leucocraspedus Joicey & Talbot, 1917
melanogramma Joicey & Talbot, 1917
trisospylus Joicey & Talbot, 1917
roseus Gaede, 1930
rufotegula Gaede, 1930

 

 

 

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Distribution

 

 

 

 

 

STATUS: A common and extremely variable species. There is no preference for lowland or mountain areas, although it seems more abundant in lowland.

PAPUA LOCALITIES: Waigeo Island; Supiori Island: Nansfori; Biak Island; Yapen Island; New Guinea: Affi, Ampas, Araucaria Camp, Asike, Bora-Bora, Demaisi, Depapre, Dotir, Fakfak, Getentiri, Ifar, Jayapura, Keerom, Kouh, Mt. Kunupi, Gn. Meja Reserve, Mist Camp, Mokwam, Moss Forest Camp, Samabusa, Senggo, Sibil, Sorong, Top Camp, Uskwar, Utakwa River, Vriendschap River. Details in gazetteer.

EXTERNAL DISTRIBUTION: 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.