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The Tigermoths (Erebidae, Arctiinae, Arctiini) of Papua Indonesia
by Rob de Vos
Spilosoma enarotali De Vos & Suhartawan, 2011
[Spilosoma enarotali De Vos & Suhartawan, 2011] (holotype: Enarotali, in KSP)
endemic species!
Variation
The few known specimens of this species show some variation in intensity of the dark vein pattern on the forewings. Two examples of this variation is shown above.
Distribution
STATUS: This rare species is endemic in Papua. It seems restricted to the Paniai area.
PAPUA LOCALITIES: New Guinea: Araboebivak, Enarotali, Paniai. Details in gazetteer.
EXTERNAL DISTRIBUTION: none.
DATA SOURCES: KSP, RMNH. Literature (see below).
Literature
Vos, R. de & D. Suhartawan, 2011. The Spilosoma group of species from New Guinea and adjacent islands (Lepidoptera: Erebidae, Arctiinae, Arctiini). In: Telnov, D., 2011. Biodiversity, Biogeography and Nature Conservation in Wallacea and New Guinea, Vol. I: 299-333.
