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The Hooktips (Drepanidae, Drepaninae) of Papua Indonesia
by Peter Mackey
Tridrepana lunulata (Butler, 1887)
fasciata Warren, 1903
Distribution
STATUS: Widely distributed on New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. A common species. The form fasciata Warren, 1903 was for a long time considered to be a species but this can no longer hold.
PAPUA LOCALITIES: Waigeo Island: Camp Nok, Waiwo; Supiori Island: Nansfori; Biak Island: Biak, Korem; Japen Island: Ansus; Mioswaar Island: Waprak; Roon Island: Yende; New Guinea: Abmisibil, Ampas, Gn. Bembab, Bog Camp (Foja Mts.), Depapre, Fyria River (Buruway), Getentiri, Hollandia (Jayapura), Huri-Mber, Kouh, Mt. Kunupi, Kwerba, Lelambo, Mabilabol, Meja Reserve, Ninay Valley, Pim, Prafi, Rasiei, Sabron Camp (Cyclops), Senggo, Senopi, Setekwa River, Sibil, Sinimburu, Utakwa River, Tanahmerah, Utakwa River, Vriendschaprivier, Waena (Camp Walker), Wembi, Werba, Yongsu, Yuruf. Details in gazetteer.
EXTERNAL DISTRIBUTION: Papua New Guinea, Goodenough Island, Bougainville Island, Solomon Islands.
DATA SOURCES: KSP, RMNH. Literature (see below
Literature
Watson, A., 1957. A revision of the genus Tridrepana Swinhoe (Lepidoptera: Drepanidae). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Entomology 4(9): 407-500.