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The Emerald Moths (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Geometrinae) of Papua Indonesia

by Rob de Vos

 

Berta arfakensis Prout, 1913

 


Distribution

 

 

 

 

 

STATUS: A common species. Widely distributed in western New Guinea, probably also occurring in Papua New Guinea.

PAPUA LOCALITIES: Waigeo Island: Camp Nok; New Guinea: Abmisibil, Mt. Goliath, Ninay Valley, Rasiei, Sabron Camp (Cyclops), Sibil, Tekai (Keerom), Uskwar, Walmak. Details in gazetteer.

EXTERNAL DISTRIBUTION: none.

DATA SOURCES: BMNH, RMNH, Michael Thirnbeck.