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

by Rob de Vos

 

Oxyodes scrobiculata (Fabricius, 1775)

vittata (Fabricius, 1775)
clytia (Stoll, 1782)
ochreata Rothschild, 1915

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Distribution

 

 

 

 

 

STATUS: Widely distributed in the Indo-Australian archipelago. A common species, in lowlands and mountain areas.

PAPUA LOCALITIES: Supiori Island: Korido; Biak Island: Bosnik; New Guinea: Abmisibil, Ampas, Base Camp (Utakwa River), Gn. Bembab, Bilogai, Demaisi, Dotir River, Ilaga, Jayapura, Langda, Meja Reserve (Manokwari), Mabilabol, Pass Valley, Sentani, Sentani Waterfall, Uskwar, Walmak, Wandammen Mts, Warmare Dua. Details in gazetteer.

EXTERNAL DISTRIBUTION: Oriental region, Indo-Australian region, Papua New Guinea, Bismarck Archipelago, New Caledonia, Oceanic Islands

DATA SOURCES: BMNH, KSP, RMNH, Sandra Lamberts, Siep Sinnema, Peter Jan de Vries.