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

by Rob de Vos & Alberto Zilli

Speiredonia obscura (Cramer, 1780)

zamis (Stoll, 1790)
diops (Walker, 1858)
retrahens Walker, 1858
albifascia (Walker, 1865)
conspicua Felder, 1874
sumbana (Swinhoe, 1918)
layardi (Hampson, 1926)


Distribution

 

 

 

 

STATUS: Widely distributed in the Indo-Australian region and a common species.

PAPUA LOCALITIES: Biak Islands: Marauw; New Guinea: Jayapura, Kloofbivak, Kokas, Langda, Manokwari, Om, Sentani, Walmak, Wamena, Yongsu. Details in gazetteer.

EXTERNAL DISTRIBUTION: Indo-Australian Region, from India through the Oriental region, Andaman Islands, Taiwan, Palawan (The Philippines), Indonesia eastwards to Papua New Guinea, Australia, Solomon Islands, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia, Marianas, West Carolines.

DATA SOURCES: BMNH, KSP, RMNH. Literature: Zilli, Holloway & Hogenes, 2005

 

 

 

 

 


Literature

Zilli, A. J.D. Holloway & W. Hogenes, 2005. An overview of the genus Speiredonia with description of seven new species (Insecta, Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Aldrovandia 1: 17-36.