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The Plume Moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae, Deuterocopinae) of Papua Indonesia

by Cees Gielis

Deuterocopus planeta Meyrick, 1908

[Deuterocopus planeta Meyrick, 1908] (TL: India)

synonym:

torridus Meyrick, 1913

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Distribution

 

STATUS: Recorded from Papua but no details known.

PAPUA LOCALITIES: New Guinea: "Irian Jaya" (no details). Details in gazetteer.

EXTERNAL DISTRIBUTION: Widely distributed. From India through Southeast Asia and New Guinea.

DATA SOURCES: Literature (see below).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Literature

Gielis, C., 2003. Review of the Pterophoridae from New Guinea, with descriptions of eight new species (Lepidoptera). Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden 77(21): 349-391.