The Papua Insects Foundation

 


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

by Rob de Vos

Padenodes unifascia Rothschild, 1912


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STATUS: A rare species. Study of the genitalia should reveal if unifascia is not just an odd variation of cuprizona. Only two specimens are known, the holotype from Mambare River, Biagi, PNG, and one from the Foja Mts in Papua, Indonesia.

PAPUA LOCALITIES: New Guinea: Foja Mts. Details in gazetteer.

EXTERNAL DISTRIBUTION: Papua New Guinea.

DATA SOURCES: NHMUK, KSP.