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The Eligminae (Lepidoptera: Nolidae) of Papua Indonesia

by Rob de Vos

 

Plotheia albovenosa (Prout, 1924)

albivenosa sensu auct [incorrect spelling]

endemic species!

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Distribution

 

 

 

 

STATUS: A rather rare species, so far only known from Papua, Indonesia. It is a variable species but easily recognized from other species by the dark hindwings. The name is by many authors incorrectly spelled as albivenosa.

PAPUA LOCALITIES: New Guinea: Mt. Kunupi, Walmak. Details in gazetteer.

EXTERNAL DISTRIBUTION: none.

DATA SOURCES: BMNH, KSP, ZMAN.