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

by Cees Gielis

Fletcherella niphadothysana Diakonoff, 1952

[Fletcherella niphadothysana Diakonoff, 1952] (TL: Irian Jaya; holotype in RMNH)

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Distribution

 

STATUS: A few specimens known from Papua.

PAPUA LOCALITIES: New Guinea: Baliem Valley, Sorong, Wendesi-Majoni. Details in gazetteer.

EXTERNAL DISTRIBUTION: Indonesia, The Philippines.

DATA SOURCES: RMNH. Literature (see below).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Literature

Gielis, C., 2003. Review of the Pterophoridae from New Guinea, with descriptions of eight new species (Lepidoptera). Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden 77(21): 349-391.