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The Chloephorinae, Careini (Lepidoptera: Nolidae) of Papua Indonesia

 

by Rob de Vos

 

Chora approximata Warren, 1916

 

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Distribution

 

 

 

 

STATUS: Endemic in Papua. Must be a rare species, only known by the holotype. It might be conspecific with Chora sanguinea Bethune-Baker, 1906 and allied taxa like neglecta Warren, 1916 and obliqua Bethune-Baker, 1906 but this must still be confirmed.

PAPUA LOCALITIES: New Guinea: Upper Setekwa River. Details in gazetteer.

EXTERNAL DISTRIBUTION: none.

DATA SOURCES: BMNH. Literature: Poole, 1989.

 

 

 

 

 

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Literature

Poole, R.W., 1989. Lepidopterorum Catalogus (new series), 118: Noctuidae: i-xii, 1-1314. Brill, Leiden.