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

by Alexander Schintlmeister

 

 

Stauropus caerulea Schintlmeister, 2020

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Distribution

 

 

 

 

 

STATUS: Very similar to affinis, but even somewhat darker on both, fore- and hindwings and without paler forewing base. Probably more widely spread than yet known, by misidentifications.

PAPUA LOCALITIES: Yapen Island: Windesi; New Guinea: Ampas, Bora-Bora (Foja Mts), Fakfak, Nabire, Sorong. Details in gazetteer.

EXTERNAL DISTRIBUTION: none.

DATA SOURCES: RMNH, coll. Schintlmeister.

 

 

 

 

 

Literature

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