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The Milkweed Butterflies (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae, Danainae) of Papua Indonesia

by Rob de Vos

Tellervo parvipuncta Joicey & Talbot, 1922

ssp. parvipuncta Joicey & Talbot, 1922
ssp. separata Ackery, 1987

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Distribution

 

 

STATUS: An endemic species from the Schouten Islands, the species is not yet found on Yapen Island. The rather recently described subspecies separata is found on the mainland of New Guinea, opposite of the Schouten Islands. No exact locality can be given at the moment.

PAPUA LOCALITIES: Pulau Meos; Numfor Island; Supiori Island: Korido; Biak Island: Anggopi, Korem, Sauri, Sopiri, Wardo, Warsa. Details in gazetteer.

EXTERNAL DISTRIBUTION: none.

DATA SOURCES: BMNH, KSP.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Updated on 2 May 2025