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

by Rob de Vos

 

Thermograpta rufizonata Hampson, 1914

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Distribution

 

 

 

 

 

STATUS: A common species. Widely distributed in Indonesian New Guinea. It seems not recorded yet for Papua New Guinea, but this may be due to undercollecting. It is expected at least in the western part of PNG.

PAPUA LOCALITIES: Waigeo Island: Camp Nok; New Guinea: Borme, Cyclops Camp, Foja Mts., Ishurava (Cyclops), Kwerba, Landikma, Lelambo, Mt. Lina (Cyclops), Mabilabol, Mokwam, Ngat Biep, Upper Setekwa River, Syoubri, Utakwa River, Warkapi, Wasior. Details in gazetteer.

EXTERNAL DISTRIBUTION: none (but see Status).

DATA SOURCES: BMNH, CMWM, KSP, RMNH, Peter Jan de Vries.

 

 

 

 

 

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