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The Ercheiini (Lepidoptera: Erebidae, Erebinae) of Papua Indonesia

by Rob de Vos & Alberto Zilli

Ercheia ekeikei Bethune-Baker, 1906

eceicei sensu Hampson, 1913 incorrect spelling

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Distribution

 

 

 

 

 

STATUS: Endemic to New Guinea. Widely distributed but not very abundant. The species shows a strong sexual dimorphy. It is externally very similar to the Sundanian Ercheia multilinea Swinhoe, 1902 but the genitalia are different.

PAPUA LOCALITIES: New Guinea: Affi, Bilogai, Borme, Lelambo, Mabilabol, Ninay Valley, Pass Valley, Utakwa River, Walmak. Details in gazetteer.

EXTERNAL DISTRIBUTION: Papua New Guinea.

DATA SOURCES: BMNH, KSP, RMNH.