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

by Rob de Vos

 

 

 

 

Etanna basalis Walker, 1862

basalis (Walker, 1866) [nec Walker, 1862]
atrifasciata (Hampson, 1896)
mackwoodi (Hampson, 1902)

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Distribution

 

 

 

 

STATUS: A widely distributed species which is extremely variated in wing pattern. The males are easily recognized by the odd incavation of the hindwing (bilobed). The dotted transfer lines are also characteristic.

PAPUA LOCALITIES: Supiori Island: Nansfori; New Guinea: Jembatan Dua, Kouh, Mabilabol, Upper Setekwa River, Sinimburu, Tandia, Walmak, Warkapi, Werba. Details in gazetteer.

EXTERNAL DISTRIBUTION: Sri Lanka, Burma, Thailand, Borneo, Papua New Guinea, Queensland (Australia), Vanuatu, Fiji.

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

 

 

 

 

 

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Literature

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