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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, Windesi. Details in gazetteer.

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

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

 

 

 

 

 

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