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The Plume Moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae, Pterophorinae) of Papua Indonesia

by Cees Gielis

Stenoptilodes taprobanes (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)

[Platyptilia taprobanes Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875] (TL: Sri Lanka)

[Platyptilia monotrigona Diakonoff, 1952] (TL: Lake Habbema; holotype in RMNH)

synonyms:

brachymorpha Meyrick, 1888
seeboldi Hofmann, 1898
terlizzii Turati, 1926
monotrigona Diakonoff, 1952
zavatterii Hartig, 1953
legrandi Bigot, 1962

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Distribution

 

STATUS: Rather common.

PAPUA LOCALITIES: New Guinea: Lake Habbema, Mabilabol, Pass Valley, Walmak (Nipsan), Wamena, Warkapi. Details in gazetteer.

EXTERNAL DISTRIBUTION: Widely distributed in Southeast Asia. Also found in Papua New Guinea.

DATA SOURCES: KSP, RMNH, ZMAN. Literature (see below).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Literature

Gielis, C., 2003. Review of the Pterophoridae from New Guinea, with descriptions of eight new species (Lepidoptera). Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden 77(21): 349-391.
Gielis, C. & R. de Vos, 2007. Additions to the Pterophoridae (Lepidoptera) fauna of Papua. Entomofauna 28(16): 185-200.