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The Tigermoths (Erebidae, Arctiinae, Arctiini) of Papua Indonesia
by Rob de Vos
Spilosoma renateae De Vos, 2020
Distribution
STATUS: Restricted to the higher plains in the western Jayawijaya Mountains. Found at altitudes above 3000 meters. The species is, like most Spilosoma species in this group, very variable in pattern.
PAPUA LOCALITIES: New Guinea: Ilaga, Lake Habbema. Details in gazetteer.
EXTERNAL DISTRIBUTION: none.
DATA SOURCES: KSP, RMNH. Literature (see below).
Literature
De Vos, R., 2020. Three new Arctiinae species from Lake Habbema (Lorentz National Park) in Papua, Indonesia (Lepidoptera: Erebidae). SUGAPA digital 12(2): 112-123.