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

by Rob de Vos

Eilema aurora Rothschild, 1916

[Eilema aurora Rothschild, 1916] [holotype: Vulcan Island, PNG, BMNH]

 

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Distribution

 

 

 

 

 

STATUS: A common species. Widely distributed on New Guinea and adjacent islands.

PAPUA LOCALITIES: Biak Island: Biak City, Soredo; New Guinea: Borme, Huri-Mber, Lelambo, Mabilabol, Moanemani, Mokndoma, Mokwam, Nabire, Sabron Camp (Cyclops), Taja Rifi, Utakwa River, Walmak. Details in gazetteer.

EXTERNAL DISTRIBUTION: Papua New Guinea.

DATA SOURCES: BMNH, CMWM, KSP, RMNH, ZSMC. Literature (see below).

 

 

 

 

 

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Literature

Rothschild, W., 1916. On the Lepidoptera in the Tring Museum sent by Mr. A.S. Meek from the Admiralty Islands, Dampier and Vulcan Islands. Novitates Zoologicae 23(3): 319-334.
Strand, E., 1922. Lepidopterorum Catalogus 26: Arctiidae: Subfam. Lithosiinae. W. Junk, Berlin: 501-899.