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

by Rob de Vos

Thalassodes umbrimedia Warren, 1903

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Distribution

 

 

 

 

STATUS: A common species. Widely distributed in New Guinea. Similar to Thalassodes curiosa Swinhoe, 1902, but smaller and with the line more regular and basally more filled with darker coloration (in curiosa the line is more dentate and only dark shaded). Abdomen without white dots or line.

PAPUA LOCALITIES: New Guinea: Dotir, Mt. Goliath, Kouh, Ninay Valley, Oksibil (Mabilabol, Star Mts Exp.), Sabron Camp (Cyclops), Upper Setekwa River, Mt. Siwi (Arfak), Werba, Yalimo (Baliem Valley). Details in gazetteer.

EXTERNAL DISTRIBUTION: Papua New Guinea.

DATA SOURCES: BMNH, RMNH, Siep Sinnema, Hiroaki Takerouchi.

 

 

 

 

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