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The Butterfly-moths (Callidulidae) of Papua Indonesia

by Rob de Vos

Comella laetifica C. Felder & R. Felder, 1864

astigmata Seitz, 1924
erycinata Walker, 1864
masculina Seitz, 1924

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Distribution

 

 

 

 

STATUS: A diurnal active moth which is very common in the lowlands of New Guinea.

PAPUA LOCALITIES: Misool Island; Waigeo Island; Salawati Island; Yapen Island: Ansus, Wooi Bay; Mioswaar Island; Rumberpon Island: Amberpon; Roon Island; Biak Island: Bosnik; Numfor Island: Suer; Kurudu Island; Mansinam Island; New Guinea: Abepura, Andai, Ati Ati Onin, Base Camp (Utakwa River), Canoe Camp (Utakwa River), Djalan River (Weyland Mts), Eilanden River, Etna Bay, Fakfak, Mt. Goliath, Humboldt Bay, Jayapura, Jembatan Dua (Cyclops Mts), Kloofbivak, Mt. Lina (Cyclops), Manokwari, Momi (Arfak Mts), Pionierbivak, Sabron Camp (Cyclops), Upper Setekwa River, Sewan (Foja Mts), Sinimburu, Mt. Siwi (Arfak), Sorong, Tami River, Utakwa River, Van Weelskamp, Waena, Wai Sai River (Weyland Mts), Wangaar, Windesi, Wosi (Manokwari). Details in gazetteer.

EXTERNAL DISTRIBUTION: Gebe (Moluccas), Papua New Guinea.

DATA SOURCES: NHMUK, KSP-PIF, RMNH.