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The clearwing moths (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae) of Papua Indonesia

by Axel Kallies

 

Sphecodoptera hiltoni Kallies, 2020

ssp. hiltoni Kallies, 2020

 

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Distribution

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STATUS: A rare species. Two subspecies are recognized, of which the nomotypical is found in Papua and in Papua New Guinea near the border of Papua. The second subspecies hibernia Kallies, 2020 occurs at New Ireland (Bismarck Archipelago).

PAPUA LOCALITIES: New Guinea: Sumo. Details in gazetteer.

EXTERNAL DISTRIBUTION: Papua New Guinea.

DATA SOURCES: ANIC, Kallies (2020).

 

 

 

 

 

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