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

by Rob de Vos

 

Padenia bifasciatus (Rothschild, 1912)

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Distribution

 

 

 

 

 

STATUS: A common species. Widely distributed in New Guinea. There is a second yet undescribed species from New Guinea which is closely allied to this species but has the outer dark band distinctly closer to the apex of the forewing.

PAPUA LOCALITIES: New Guinea: Borme, Demaisi, Hotice Camp (Foja Mts), Landikma, Mabilabol, Ngat Biep, Senopi. Details in gazetteer.

EXTERNAL DISTRIBUTION: Papua New Guinea.

DATA SOURCES: BMNH, CMWM, KSP, RMNH.

 

 

 

 

 

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