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The Plume Moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae, Deuterocopinae) of Papua Indonesia

by Cees Gielis

Deuterocopus papuaensis Gielis & De Vos, 2007

[Deuterocopus papuaensis Gielis & De Vos, 2007] (TL: Walmak (Nipsan), Papua, holotype in ZMAN)

endemic species!

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Distribution

 

STATUS: Endemic in Papua. Only two specimens (male and female) known.

PAPUA LOCALITIES: New Guinea: Pass Valley, Walmak (Nipsan). Details in gazetteer.

EXTERNAL DISTRIBUTION: none.

DATA SOURCES: ZMAN. Literature (see below).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Literature

Gielis, C. & R. de Vos, 2007. Additions to the Pterophoridae (Lepidoptera) fauna of Papua. Entomofauna 28(16): 185-200.