The Papua Insects Foundation


The clearwing moths (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae) of Papua Indonesia

by Axel Kallies

Melanosphecia atra Le Cerf, 1916


Distribution

 

 

 

 

 

 

STATUS: A rare species. Only known from the holotype. The locality is fictive as it is not exactly known.

PAPUA LOCALITIES: New Guinea: Geelvinkbaai (Cenderawasih Bay). Details in gazetteer.

EXTERNAL DISTRIBUTION: none.

DATA SOURCES: MNHP, Kallies (2020).