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

by Cees Gielis

Diacrotricha fasciola (Zeller, 1851)

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Distribution

 

STATUS: In Papua known from one specimen only. Elsewhere it occurs as a common pest on flowers.

PAPUA LOCALITIES: New Guinea: Sentani. Details in gazetteer.

EXTERNAL DISTRIBUTION: Widely distributed through Southeast Asia.

DATA SOURCES: ZMAN. 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.