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

by Rob de Vos

Spilosoma nana De Vos & Suhartawan, 2011

[Spilosoma nana De Vos & Suhartawan, 2011] (holotype: Manid Watut, Morobe District, PNG, in CMWM)

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Distribution

 

 

 

 

STATUS: A rare mountain species. In Papua, Indonesia, recently found during the second Foja expedition.

PAPUA LOCALITIES: New Guinea: Bog Camp (Foja Mts.). Details in gazetteer.

EXTERNAL DISTRIBUTION: Papua New Guinea.

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

 

 

 

 

 

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Literature

Vos, R. de & D. Suhartawan, 2011. The Spilosoma group of species from New Guinea and adjacent islands (Lepidoptera: Erebidae, Arctiinae, Arctiini). In: Telnov, D., 2011. Biodiversity, Biogeography and Nature Conservation in Wallacea and New Guinea, Vol. I: 299-333.