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The Milkweed Butterflies (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae, Danainae) of Papua Indonesia
by Rob de Vos
Tellervo assarica (Stoll, 1781)
ssp. macrofallax Strand, 1911 [Waigeo]
ssp. mysolensis Joicey & Talbot, 1922 [Misool]
ssp. limetanus Fruhstorfer, 1911 [Fakfak]
ssp. salawatica Ackery, 1987 [Salawati]
ssp. mioswara Ackery, 1987 [Mioswaar]
ssp. strandi Ackery, 1987
ssp. talboti Ackery, 1987
Distribution
STATUS: A widely distributed species with many described subspecies. Some of these are hard to distinguish from others and a serious revision is needed to unravel the true story. Therefore no subspecies are indicated on the map.
PAPUA LOCALITIES: Misool Island: Fakal; Waigeo Island; Salawati Island; Yapen Island: Ambaidiru, Natabuy; Mioswaar Island: Waprak; New Guinea: Apomani, Borme, Fakfak, Furu Camp (Foja Mts), MacGluer Gulf, Hotice Camp (Foja Mts), Kasurai, Kloofbivak, Kobakma, Mt. Kunupi, Kwerba, Lereh, Malawor (Mamberamo), Manokwari, Marina Valen, Obia, Salor (Merauke), Sota (Merauke), Sentani, Sumbole, Tambrau Utara, Timika, Ubrub, Waena, Wigoduk, Yongsu. Details in gazetteer.
EXTERNAL DISTRIBUTION: Ambon, Seram, Buru, Papua New Guinea.
DATA SOURCES: BMNH, KSP, RMNH.
Updated on 31 August 2025
