Trismelasmos papuana explained

Trismelasmos papuana is a moth in the family Cossidae. It was described by Roepke in 1955.[1] It is found in New Guinea,[2] where it has been recorded from Papua, Papua New Guinea and the Dampier Archipelago.

The wings have a pale (often white) ground colour.[3]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/jdsml/research-curation/projects/butmoth/GenusList3.dsml Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog
  2. , 2011: Catalogue of the Family Cossidae of the Old World. Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 66: 1-129.
  3. http://www.papua-insects.nl/insect%20orders/Lepidoptera/Cossidae/Trismelasmos/Trismelasmos%20papuana.htm The Goat Moths (Lepidoptera: Cossidae) of Papua Indonesia

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