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

by Cees Gielis

Hellinsia mesoleucus (Diakonoff, 1952)

[Oidaematophorus mesoleucus Diakonoff, 1952] (TL: Lake Habbema & Scree Valley Camp, Papua; holotype in RMNH)

endemic species!

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Distribution

 

STATUS: Endemic in Papua. Only a few specimens known.

PAPUA LOCALITIES: New Guinea: Lake Habbema, Scree Valley Camp. Details in gazetteer.

EXTERNAL DISTRIBUTION: none.

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.