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

by Rob de Vos

 

Byrsia dotata Walker, [1865]

ssp. ornata Rothschild & Jordan, 1901
latiplaga Rothschild, 1912
pallidior Rothschild, 1912
ssp. papuana Rothschild & Jordan, 1901
reducta Rothschild, 1912

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Distribution

 

 

 

 

 

STATUS: A rather common species. Widely distributed, in New Guinea represented with two subspecies. Subspecies ornata Rothschild & Jordan, 1901 in West New Guinea, subspecies papuana Rothschild & Jordan, 1901 in East New Guinea with reduced coloured pattern.

PAPUA LOCALITIES: Waigeo Island: Camp Nok; Biak Island: Biak; New Guinea: Fakfak, Humboldt Bay, Mabilabol, Mokwam, Ngat Biep, Pim (Jutefa Bay), Samabusa, Sorong, Syoubri, Utakwa River, Yuwong (Keerom). Details in gazetteer.

EXTERNAL DISTRIBUTION: Sulawesi, Moluccas, Papua New Guinea.

DATA SOURCES: BMNH, CMWM, KSP, RMNH.

 

 

 

 

 

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