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The Ennominae (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) of Papua Indonesia

by Rob de Vos

 

Milionia diva Rothschild, 1904

montivagans Thierry-Mieg, 1907
scintillans Thierry-Mieg, 1907
constans Prout, 1924


Distribution

 

 

 

 

 

STATUS: Widely distributed on New Guinea at higher altitudes. The species is quite variable which resulted in the description of several subspecies, but these must be considered to be forms, because they occur mixed and sympatric with each other.

PAPUA LOCALITIES: New Guinea: Abmisibil, Enarotali, Mt. Goliath, Mt. Kunupi, Menoo River, Mulia Sinak, Paniai. Details in gazetteer.

EXTERNAL DISTRIBUTION: Papua New Guinea.

DATA SOURCES: NHMUK, RMNH.