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

by Rob de Vos

Eucyclodes sexmaculata (Warren, 1907)

 


Distribution

 

 

 

 

 

STATUS: Widely distributed in New Guinea but a rare species. Somewhat resembling E. extravagans but the markings much smaller in sexmaculata and with a large basal patch on the forewing.

PAPUA LOCALITIES: Waigeo Island: Camp nok; New Guinea: Wembi. Details in gazetteer.

EXTERNAL DISTRIBUTION: Papua New Guinea.

DATA SOURCES: BMNH.