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The Ophiderini (Lepidoptera: Erebidae, Calpinae) of Papua Indonesia

by Rob de Vos & Alberto Zilli

 

Eudocima (Othreis) jordani (Holland, 1900)


Distribution

 

 

 

 

STATUS: A widely distributed and common species from Sulawesi to Queensland. It is a species of economic importance which sometimes forms pests in fruit plantages.

PAPUA LOCALITIES: New Guinea: Abmisibil, Affi, Ampas, Borme, Dotir, Etna Bay, Jayapura, Keerom, Lake Habbema, Mabilabol, Ninay Valley, Noordwijk (Jayapura), Om, Pass Valley, Prafi, Rasiei, Senopi, Sentani, Sinimburu, Sorong, Taja Rifi, Timeepa, Uskwar, Vriendschap River, Walmak, Wembi, Yongsu. Details in gazetteer.

EXTERNAL DISTRIBUTION: Sulawesi, Moluccas, Papua New Guinea, Bismarck Archipelago, Queensland (Australia), Nissan Island, New Caledonia.

DATA SOURCES: BMNH, KSP, RMNH.