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The Parnassian moths (Lepidoptera: Ratardidae) of Papua Indonesia

Roman V. Yakovlev

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Note: The Ratardidae were previously to believed to occur only in the Oriental region. Just recently a new species has been discovered from New Guinea which extends the distribution area of the family considerably and shines a new light at its biogeographical history.

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Listed Papua species: 1

Praesaturnia Yakovlev, De Vos & Hulsbosch, 2022

roepkei Yakovlev, De Vos & Hulsbosch, 2022

 

list updated on 5th April 2022

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Literature

Yakovlev, R.V., R. de Vos & R. Hulsbosch, 2022.New genus of the family Ratardidae (Lepidoptera: Cossoidea) from New Guinea. Far Eastern Entomologist 452: 1-6.