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

by Rob de Vos

Teratopora agramma Hampson, 1914

[Teratopora agramma Hampson, 1914] [holotype: Biagi, Mambare River, British New Guinea [PNG], in BMNH]

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Distribution

 

 

 

 

STATUS: In Papua only found in the eastern part in the Central Mountain Range. This species prefers mountainous areas and is not rare.

PAPUA LOCALITIES: New Guinea: Abmisibil, Walmak. Details in gazetteer.

EXTERNAL DISTRIBUTION: Papua New Guinea.

DATA SOURCES: BMNH, ZMAN. Literature (see below).

 

 

 

 

 

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Literature

Hampson, G.F., 1914. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae. Supplement, volume 1. Catalogue of the Amatidae and Arctiadae (Nolinae and Lithosianae) in the collection of the British Museum: 858 pp. British Museum, London.
Strand, E., 1922. Lepidopterorum Catalogus 26: Arctiidae: Subfam. Lithosiinae: 501-899. W. Junk, Berlin.