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

by Rob de Vos

 

Ophisma pallescens (Walker, [1863])

violetta (Pagenstecher, 1897)
subplaga (Bethune-Baker, 1906)
intermedia (Prout, 1922)

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Distribution

 

 

 

 

 

STATUS: Widely distributed in the southern Indo-Australian region. Less common than Ophisma gravata.

PAPUA LOCALITIES: New Guinea: Abmisibil, Ampas, Borme, Lelambo, Mokwam, Yongsu. Details in gazetteer.

EXTERNAL DISTRIBUTION: Indo-Australian region, from Thailand eastwards to Papua New Guinea.

DATA SOURCES: BMNH, KSP, RMNH.