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

by Rob de Vos

 

Blenina malachitis Hampson, 1905

auriculata Hampson, 1912
singaporica Gaede, 1937

ssp. moluccensis Prout, 1926


Distribution

 

 

 

 

STATUS: Widely distributed and a common species. Extremely variable, the specimens can vary from almost uniform dark green to strongly marbled with grey and white undulate lines.

PAPUA LOCALITIES: New Guinea: Fakfak, Huri-Mber, Ninay Valley, Om, Upper Setekwa River, Uskwar, Utakwa River, Vriendschap River, Walmak. Details in gazetteer.

EXTERNAL DISTRIBUTION: Singapore, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo, Moluccas, Papua New Guinea.

DATA SOURCES: BMNH, KSP, ZMAN.

 

 

 

 

 


updated on 9th July 2016