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View all search resultsBRIN researchers identify two new endemic moths in Papua, Sulawesi
Both new species have unique morphology characteristics, especially in wing pattern and genitalia structure, the main markers in moth identification.
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Four moths from the new species 'Chabulina celebesensis Sutrisno & Ubaidillah, 2026' are seen in a diagram issued by the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) on March 3. Two BRIN researchers found two new moth species, which they named after themselves. (Courtesy of BRIN/-)
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National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) research team identified two new moth species endemic to Indonesia in Papua and Sulawesi.
Two researchers from BRIN's Biosystematics and Evolution Research Center, Hari Sutrisno and Rosichon Ubaidillah, discovered the new moths from two genera Glyphodella and Chabulina. The two new species are named after the researchers, Glyphodella fojaensis Sutrisno & Ubaidillah, 2026, and Chabulina celebesensis Sutrisno & Ubaidillah, 2026.
“Both new species have unique morphology characteristics, especially in wing pattern and genitalia structure, which are the main markers in moth identification,” Rosichon said on Tuesday.
The moth Glyphodella fojaensis Sutrisno & Ubaidillah, 2026 is the only species from the genus Glyphodella found in Indonesia and is endemic to Papua, in the Foja Mountains. The species has the feature of round yellow spots on its forewings and a different male genitalia structure than its relatives.
Meanwhile, the moth Chabulina celebesensis Sutrisno & Ubaidillah, 2026 is a new species and is endemic to Sulawesi and can be found in Central Sulawesi, Southeast Sulawesi and North Sulawesi. The moth can be identified from line pattern on its wings and a unique genitalia form.
The different characteristics were cause to differentiate the two as unique species. The morphology characteristics show an evolutionary uniqueness and adaptation to their own habitats, both in Papua and Sulawesi.
“The research activity was done through field survey in Papua and Sulawesi in a period from 2002 to 2017,” Rosichon said.
