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The Euteliinae (Lepidoptera: Euteliidae) of Papua Indonesia

by Rob de Vos

 

Targalla suffundens (Walker, [1863])

catephiformis (Hampson, 1902)
ekeikei Bethune-Baker, 1906
bathroleuca (Turner, 1944)


Distribution

 

 

 

 

STATUS: Widely distributed, not common. The species is rather variable (see pictures).

PAPUA LOCALITIES: Waigeo Island: Camp Nok; New Guinea: Ifar, Jayapura, Kloofbivak, Ninay Valley, Sinimburu, Utakwa River. Details in gazetteer.

EXTERNAL DISTRIBUTION: Indo-Australia, from the Oriental region to Vanuatu (Solomon Islands).

DATA SOURCES: BMNH, KSP, RMNH, ZMAN.