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

by Rob de Vos

Eretmopus marinaria (Guenée, 1857)

penicillata (Walker, 1861)
retensa Prout, 1931

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Distribution

 

 

 

 

 

STATUS: Widely distributed but rather rare. A conspicuous tiny white dot on the hindwing is diagnostic for the species.

PAPUA LOCALITIES: Waigeo Island; New Guinea: Etna Bay, Fyria River (Buruway), Kloofbivak, Sorong, Utakwa River. Details in gazetteer.

EXTERNAL DISTRIBUTION: none.

DATA SOURCES: BMNH, RMNH, Daawia Suhartawan.

 

 

 

 

 

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