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The Tigermoths (Erebidae, Arctiinae, Lithosiini) of Papua Indonesia

by Rob de Vos

 

Asura flavescens (Rothschild, 1912)

asuroides Rothschild, 1916 syn.nov.

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Distribution

 

 

 

 

 

STATUS: Mainly recorded from Papua New Guinea but probably misidentified or overlooked in the western part of New Guinea. Asura asuroides Rothschild, 1916 is conspecific with flavescens.

PAPUA LOCALITIES: Supiori Island: Nansfori; New Guinea: Yuwong. Details in gazetteer.

EXTERNAL DISTRIBUTION: Papua New Guinea.

DATA SOURCES: BMNH, KSP-PIF, RMNH.

 

 

 

 

 

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