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The Hawkmoths (SPHINGIDAE, Macroglossinae) of Papua Indonesia

by Willem Hogenes

Theretra alecto (Linnaeus, 1758)

 

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Note

Only one specimen is known from New Guinea. It was collected by R. Straatman in 1946 in Hollandia (now Jayapura). It is possible that this specimen was imported on a ship in the harbour of Hollandia but we will never know for sure.

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Distribution

 

 

 

 

STATUS: Outside New Guinea a common species but in New Guinea only known by one record! Probably an introduced specimen by transport.

PAPUA LOCALITIES: New Guinea: Jayapura (Hollandia). Details in gazetteer.

EXTERNAL DISTRIBUTION: A wide range, from the Mediterranean through the Orient to the Moluccas.

DATA SOURCES: RMNH.