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

by Rob de Vos

 

Damias elegans Boisduval, 1832

ssp. elegans Boisduval, 1832
albicollis Pagenstecher, 1886
gelida Hampson, 1900
mendax Rothschild & Jordan, 1901
fuliginosa (Rothschild, 1912)

 

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Distribution

 

 

 

 

 

 

STATUS: A common species. Widely distributed, at daytime active. The obscure Caprimima fuliginosa Rothschild, 1912 most likely belongs to this species and is a dark variation.

PAPUA LOCALITIES: Waigeo Island; Misool Island; Numfor Island; Biak Island; Moor Island; Sekar Island; New Guinea: Aramsolki, Borme, Canoe Camp (Utakwa River), Cyclops Camp, Dorey (Manokwari), Humboldt Bay, Kapaur (Fakfak), Mt. Goliath, Kokonao, Mt. Kunupi, Sabron Camp (Cyclops), Setekwa River, Sorong, Utakwa River. Details in gazetteer.

EXTERNAL DISTRIBUTION: Aru Islands, Papua New Guinea, Bismarck Archipelago, Queensland (Australia).

DATA SOURCES: BMNH, KSP, RMNH, Peter Jan de Vries.

 

 

 

 

 

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