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

by Rob de Vos

 

Damias biguttata (Rothschild & Jordan, 1901)

ssp. biguttata (Rothschild & Jordan, 1901)
reducta Rothschild & Jordan, 1901
bipuncta Rothschild, 1912


Distribution

 

 

 

 

 

 

STATUS: A common species. Day flying, sometimes found nocturnal.

PAPUA LOCALITIES: Biak Island: Biak; Supiori Island: Korido; Numfor Island; New Guinea: Araboebivak, Kapaur (Fakfak), Paniai, Utakwa River. Details in gazetteer.

EXTERNAL DISTRIBUTION: Buru Island, Papua New Guinea, Bismarck Archipelago.

DATA SOURCES: BMNH, KSP, RMNH.