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The Swallowtail Moths (URANIIDAE, Epipleminae) of Papua Indonesia

by Rob de Vos

 

Dysaethria quadricaudata (Walker, 1861)

 


Distribution

 

 

 

 

STATUS: Widely distributed in the Indo-Australian region. A common species.

PAPUA LOCALITIES: Waigeo Island: Camp Nok; New Guinea: Abmisibil, Ampas, Besum, Boma, Depapre, Dotir, Getentiri, Mt. Goliath, Hollandia, Ifar, Keerom, Kota Nica, Kouh, Lelambo, Mapi, Meja Reserve, Nimbokrang, Prafi, Rasiei, Senggo, Senopi, Sinimburu, Tandia, Utakwa River, Walmak, Yuwong (Keerom). Details in gazetteer.

EXTERNAL DISTRIBUTION: Indo-Australian region from Sri Lank to the Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea.

DATA SOURCES: BMNH, KSP, RMNH, Siep Sinnema, Rob de Vos.