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The Hawkmoths (SPHINGIDAE, Macroglossinae) of Papua Indonesia

by Willem Hogenes

 

Gnathothlibus eras (Boisduval, 1832)

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STATUS: Widely distributed and in Papua quite common, mostly found in the Central Mountains.

PAPUA LOCALITIES: Supiori: Nansfori; Biak: Marauw; New Guinea: Abmisibil, Ampas, Furu Camp (Foja Mts.), Genyem, Ilaga, Jayapura, Kaimana, Keerom River, Kaimana, Kloofbivak, Kouh, Langda, Mabilabol, Mapi (Asmat District), Merauke, Pass Valley, Sentani, Taritatu River, Ubrub, Walmak (Nipsan), Yuruf. Details in gazetteer.

EXTERNAL DISTRIBUTION: Sulawesi, Moluccas, New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Micronesia, East Australia.

DATA SOURCES: KSP, RMNH. Literature (see below)

 

 

 

 

 

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Literature

Gorbunov, O.G. & A.N. Zamesov, 2014b. To the knowledge of Macroheterocera of Southeast Asia and New Guinea. II. Hawk moths (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) of Papua Province, Indonesia. Biodiversity, Biogeography and Nature Conservation in Wallacea and New Guinea 2: 167-185.