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

by Rob de Vos

Libythea narina (Godart, 1819)

ssp. hatami Kenrick, 1911

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Distribution

 

 

STATUS: Widely distributed in the Malesian Archipelago, but extremely rare in Papua where it reaches the eastern border of its distribution.

PAPUA LOCALITIES: New Guinea: Jayawijaya Mts (most likely Nipsan or Walmak), Senopi. Details in gazetteer.

EXTERNAL DISTRIBUTION: Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia (except Borneo), Philippines.

DATA SOURCES: KSP, RMNH.

 

 

 

 

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Updated on 1st May 2025