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The Hawkmoths (SPHINGIDAE, Macroglossinae) of Papua Indonesia

by Willem Hogenes

Theretra silhetensis (Walker, 1856)

ssp. intersecta (Butler, [1876])

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Distribution

 

 

 

STATUS: A very common species, widely distributed.

PAPUA LOCALITIES: New Guinea: Akimuga, Ampas, Benyas, Jayapura, Kouh, Mabilabol (Oksibil), Merauke, Pim, Pionierbivak, Prafi, Senopi, Sentani, Taja Rifi, Tandia (Wandammen), Tekai, Ubrub, Walmak. Details in gazetteer.

EXTERNAL DISTRIBUTION: Indo-Australia, Papua New Guinea, East Australia, Solomon Islands, Fiji Islands, Vanuatu Islands.

DATA SOURCES: KSP, RMNH.