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

by Rob de Vos

Metallochlora venusta (Warren, 1896)

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Distribution

 

 

 

 

 

STATUS: A widely distributed species from New Guinea to Northeast Australia. Rather common.

PAPUA LOCALITIES: New Guinea: Affi, Demaisi, Fakfak, Gere (Humboldt Bay), Hollandia (Jayapura), Ninay Valley, Nomnagihé, Upper Setekwa River, Uskwar, Utakwa River, Walmak, Wembi. Details in gazetteer.

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

DATA SOURCES: BMNH, RMNH, Siep Sinnema.

 

 

 

 

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