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The Swallowtail Moths (URANIIDAE, Epipleminae) of Papua Indonesia

by Rob de Vos

 

Phazaca mutans (Butler, 1887)

conscripta Lucas, 1894
annulifer Warren, 1896
seminigra Warren, 1896
brunnea (Rothschild, 1916) nec Warren, 1907

 

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Distribution

 

 

 

 

 

STATUS: A rather common species with a very wide distribution. The species shows sexual dimorphism.

PAPUA LOCALITIES: Waigeo Island: Camp Nok; Supiori Island: Nansfori; New Guinea: Ampas, Dojo, Fakfak, Foja Mts., Huri-Mber, Ifar, Ninay Valley, Sabron Camp (Cyclops), Tuan Wowi, Utakwa River, Walmak, Werba, Yuwong (Keerom). Details in gazetteer.

EXTERNAL DISTRIBUTION: Sundanian region to Solomon Islands

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