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

by Rob de Vos

Pingasa nobilis Prout, 1913

ssp. nobilis Prout, 1913

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Distribution

 

 

 

 

STATUS: A common species. Distinguished from Pingasa chlora by the dark submarginal field with a white patch in the middle at the margin of each wing. Widely distributed.

PAPUA LOCALITIES: Waigeo Island: Camp Nok; New Guinea: Ampas, Benyas (Arfak), Borme, Dabra, Dotir, Mt. Goliath, Jayapura, Keerom, Lelambo, Ninay Valley, Noau, Nomnagihé, Rasiei, Sabron Camp (Cyclops), Sawia, Senggo, Senopi, Upper Setekwa River, Sinimburu, Sorong, Tandia, Tuan Wowi, Ubrub, Uskwar, Utakwa River, Van Weelskamp, Wambes, Wembi, Werba, Yongsu. Details in gazetteer.

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

DATA SOURCES: BMNH, KSP, RMNH, Sandra Lamberts, Siep Sinnema.

 

 

 

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