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

by Rob de Vos

Tellervo zoilus (Fabricius, 1775)

ssp. distincta Rothschild, 1915 [Snow Mts]
ssp. digulica Hulstaert, 1924 [Digul Area]
ssp. jobinus Fruhstorfer, 1911 [Yapen]
ssp. kordonis Strand, 1911 [Mioswaar]

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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; Batanta Island; Yakut River; Salawati Island; Numfor Island: Namber; Supiori Island: Korido; Biak Island: Wardo, Daruri; New Guinea: Fakfak, Katan (Mappi), Lereh, Malano, Modio, Mokwam, Senopi, Sorong, Tambrau Utara, Timika, Tubeya, Wanamowi, Waropen. Details in gazetteer.

EXTERNAL DISTRIBUTION: South Moluccan Islands, Ambon, Seram, Kai Islands, Papua New Guinea, Bismarck Archipelago, Solomon Islands, Northeast Australia.

DATA SOURCES: BMNH, KSP, RMNH.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Updated on 31 August 2025