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The Forester moths (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae, Agaristinae) of Papua Indonesia

by Rob de Vos

 

Argyrolepidia megisto (Boisduval, 1832)

synonyms:

pyraliformis Walker, [1865]
neurogramma Meyrick, 1889
basiplaga (Rothschild, 1900)
cissia Clench, 1953

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Distribution

 

 

 

STATUS: A rather common species, widely distributed in New Guina.

PAPUA LOCALITIES: New Guinea: Ampas, Depapre, Dorey (=Manokwari), Dotir (Wandammen), Kloofbivak, Tandia (Wandammen), Tuan Wowi, Ubrub, Uskwar. Details in gazetteer.

EXTERNAL DISTRIBUTION: Aru Islands, Papua New Guinea.

DATA SOURCES: KSP, ZMAN. Literature (see below)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Literature

Poole, R.W., 1989. Noctuidae. Lepidopterorum Catalogus (new series), 118: 1-1314. E.J. Brill / Flora & Fauna Publications.