The Papua Insects Foundation

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The Lichen moths (Erebidae, Arctiinae, Lithosiini) of Papua Indonesia

by Rob de Vos

Orieosia waisimoni Daawia & De Vos, 2026

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Distribution

 

 

 

 

STATUS: Recently discovered. Probably a rare species.

PAPUA LOCALITIES: New Guinea: Nimbokrang. Details in gazetteer.

EXTERNAL DISTRIBUTION: none.

DATA SOURCES: KSP. Literature (see below).

 

 

 

 

 

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Literature

Daawia & De Vos, R., 2026. Two new Orieosia Bucsek species discovered in Papua, Indonesia (Lepidoptera: Erebidae, Arctiinae, Lithosiini). Entomological Studies 1: 61-66.