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The Ennominae (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) of Papua Indonesia

by Rob de Vos

 

Paradromulia ambigua Warren, 1896

maculata Warren, 1896
rufigrisea Warren, 1896
rufibrunnea Warren, 1899
leucodesma Turner, 1904

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Distribution

 

 

 

 

 

STATUS: Common and widely distributed in New Guinea. The species is extremely variable, the here depicted forms are just a selection of possibilities. Paradromulia purpurea Warren, 1903 might be conspecific with ambigua, which should be confirmed by genitalia research.

PAPUA LOCALITIES: Waigeo Island: Camp Nok; New Guinea: Anggi Lakes, Cyclop Mountains, Ditschi (Arfak), Fakfak, Mt. Goliath, Mt. Kunupi, Ninay Valley, Omban, Sawia, Upper Setekwa River, Utakwa River, Wandammen Peninsula, Wembi. Details in gazetteer.

EXTERNAL DISTRIBUTION: Papua New Guinea.

DATA SOURCES: NHMUK, RMNH, Peter Jan de Vries.

 

 

 

 

 

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