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The Prominent Moths (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae, Dicranurinae) of Papua Indonesia

by Alexander Schintlmeister

 

Omichlis pratti Bethune-Baker, 1904


Distribution

 

 

 

 

 

STATUS: Probably the most common Omichlis species in New Guinea. Widely distributed over the island.

PAPUA LOCALITIES: Yapen Island; New Guinea: Affi, Ampas, Asike, Borme, Dotir River, Foja Mts., Jayapura, Kwerba, Lelambo, Nabire, Prafi, Upper Setekwa River, Tanah Merah, Tomfar, Tuan Wowi, Uskwar, Utakwa River, Walmak, Warkapi, Warmare Dua, Wembi. Details in gazetteer.

EXTERNAL DISTRIBUTION: North Moluccas, Papua New Guinea, Queensland (Australia).

DATA SOURCES: NHMUK, KSP, RMNH.

 

 

 

 

Literature

Schintlmeister, A., 2020. Notodontidae of the Indonesian Archipelago, Volume 1: 441 pp. (52 colour plates). Brill, Leiden, Boston.