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The Ennominae (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) of Papua Indonesia

by Rob de Vos

 

Ectropis bhurmitra (Walker, 1860)

diffusaria (Walker, 1860)
semifascia (Warren, 1897)
sabulosa Warren, 1897
semifasciata (Warren, 1900)
brevifasciata Wileman, 1912

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Distribution

 

 

 

 

 

STATUS: A common species, mainly from lowland areas near the coast. There is some variation of which f. semifascia Warren, 1897 is the most extreme.

PAPUA LOCALITIES: Misool Island; Waigeo Island: Camp Nok; Supiori Island: Korido; New Guinea: Andai, Base Camp (Utakwa River), Canoe Camp (Utakwa River), Cyclops Camp (P.J. de Vries), Dorey (Manokwari), Humboldt Bay, Kapaur (Fakfak), Nimbokrang, Ninay Valley, Sinimburu. Details in gazetteer.

EXTERNAL DISTRIBUTION: Indo-Australian tropics from India and Taiwan to Queensland and Solomons.

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

 

 

 

 

 

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