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The Snout Butterflies (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae, Libytheinae) of Papua Indonesia

by Rob de Vos

Libythea geoffroy (Godart, 1820)

ssp. maenia Fruhstorfer, 1902

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Distribution

 

 

STATUS: Widely distributed in the Malesian Archipelago, in Papua a common species.

PAPUA LOCALITIES: Biak Island; Yapen Island: Waropen; Mioswaar Island; New Guinea: Beaufort Camp, Furu Camp (Foya Exp.), Humboldt Bay, Kwerba, Miei, Nabire, Pionier Camp, Senopi, Sentani, Sorong, Steenkool (Bintuni), Tami River, Waena, Windesi. Details in gazetteer.

EXTERNAL DISTRIBUTION: Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia (except Borneo), Philippines, Moluccas, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Queensland (Australia).

DATA SOURCES: KSP, RMNH.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Updated on 2 May 2025