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

 

by Rob de Vos

 

Xenochroa commixta Warren, 1916

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Distribution

 

 

 

 

STATUS: A common species in New Guinea. There seems no preference for any altitudes.

PAPUA LOCALITIES: Waigeo: Camp Nok; Biak Island: Korem; Supiori Island: Nansfori; Roon Island: Yende; New Guinea: Affi, Ampas, Andai, Borme, Fakfak, Furu Camp (Foja Mts.), Huri-Mber, Mt. Kunupi, Lelambo, Gn. Meja Reserve, Ninay Valley, Nomnagihé, Utakwa River, Vriendschap River, Wangaar River. Details in gazetteer.

EXTERNAL DISTRIBUTION: Papua New Guinea.

DATA SOURCES: BMNH, KSP, RMNH. Literature: Holloway, 2003.

 

 

 

 

 

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Literature

Holloway, J.D., 2003. Moths of Borneo, Nolidae: 279 pp.