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

by Rob de Vos

Metallochlora neomela (Meyrick, 1889)


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STATUS: A widely distributed species on New Guinea and Northeast Australia, but it is a rare species in New Guinea.

PAPUA LOCALITIES: New Guinea: Hollandia (Jayapura), Sabron Camp (Cyclops). Details in gazetteer.

EXTERNAL DISTRIBUTION: Tenimber, Papua New Guinea, Queensland (Australia).

DATA SOURCES: BMNH, RMNH.