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The Hooktips (Drepanidae, Drepaninae) of Papua Indonesia

by Peter Mackey

Argodrepana verticata Warren, 1907

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Distribution

 

 

 

 

STATUS: A rather common species. Widely distributed in Indonesian New Guinea.

PAPUA LOCALITIES: New Guinea: Araboebivak, Demaisi, Mabilabol, Mokwam, Ninay Valley, Pass Valley, Rattan Camp, Sibil, Syoubri, Walmak. Details in gazetteer.

EXTERNAL DISTRIBUTION: none.

DATA SOURCES: BMNH, KSP, RMNH, Siep Sinnema, Kristof Zyskowski.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Literature

Wilkinson, C. 1967. A taxonomic study of a new genus of Drepanidae (Lepidoptera) from New Guinea. Proc. R. Ent. Soc. Lond. (B) 36 (1-2) : 17-29, 35 fig., 1 plate, 1 map.