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

by Rob de Vos

Orieosia albigrisea De Vos, 2022

[Orieosia albigrisea De Vos, 2022] [holotype: Pass Valley, Jayawijaya Mts, Papua, Indonesia, in RMNH]


Distribution

 

 

 

 

STATUS: A local and rare species, found at high altitudes in the Jayawijaya Mountains, Papua, Indonesia.

PAPUA LOCALITIES: New Guinea: Pass Valley, Walmak. Details in gazetteer.

EXTERNAL DISTRIBUTION: none.

DATA SOURCES: RMNH. Literature (see below).

 

 

 

 

 


Literature

De Vos, R., 2022. The genus Orieosia Bucsek, 2012 also found in New Guinea, with description of two new species (Lepidoptera: Erebidae, Arctiinae, Lithosiini. Zootaxa 5188(2): 179-188.