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The Hawkmoths (SPHINGIDAE, Macroglossinae) of Papua Indonesia

by Willem Hogenes

Macroglossum alcedo Boisduval, 1832

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Distribution

 

 

STATUS: A rare species. Recently found on Yapen Island.

PAPUA LOCALITIES: Yapen Island: Kali Biru; New Guinea: Arfak Mountains, Jayapura. Details in gazetteer.

EXTERNAL DISTRIBUTION: Tanimbar, Kai Islands, Aru, PNG, Australia (Queensland).

DATA SOURCES: KSP, Jan Beck & Ian J. Kitching.