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

by Rob de Vos

Maxates spumata (Warren, 1906)

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Distribution

 

 

 

 

 

STATUS: Widely distributed on New Guinea. A rather common species but local.

PAPUA LOCALITIES: Waigeo Island: Camp Nok; New Guinea: Abmisibil, Ampas, Fakfak, Mt. Goliath, Lelambo, Mokwam, Ninay Valley, Resibivak (3rd South New Guinea Exp. 1912), Upper Setekwa River, Sibil, Mt. Siwi (Arfak), Utakwa River, Walmak, Warkapi. Details in gazetteer.

EXTERNAL DISTRIBUTION: Papua New Guinea.

DATA SOURCES: BMNH, RMNH, Sandra Lamberts.

 

 

 

 

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