Papua New Guinea, officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania that comprises the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and its offshore islands in Melanesia. Its capital, located along its southeastern coast, is Port Moresby. It is the world's third largest island country with 462,840 km2 (178,700 sq mi).
The Free Papua Movement is an umbrella term for the independence movement established during 1965 in the West Papuan or West New Guinea territory which is currently being administrated by Indonesia as the provinces of Papua and West Papua, also formerly known as Papua, Irian Jaya and West Irian.
The Papua New Guinea national cricket team, nicknamed the Barramundis, is the team that represents the country of Papua New Guinea in international cricket. The team is organised by Cricket PNG, which has been an Associate Member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) since 1973. Papua New Guinea previously had One-Day International (ODI) status, which it gained by finishing fourth in 2014 World Cup Qualifier. Papua New Guinea lost both their ODI and T20I status in March 2018 after losing a playoff match against Nepal during the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier, a result that earned ODI and T20I status for their opponents. On 26 April 2019, at the final World Cricket League 2 fixture; PNG defeated Oman to finish at the fourth position and reclaim their ODI status.
The New Guinea big-eared bat, species Pharotis imogene, is a vespertilionid bat endemic to Papua New Guinea. It is listed as a critically endangered species due to ongoing habitat loss. It is the only known member of the genus Pharotis, which is closely related to Nyctophilus.
The continent of Australia, sometimes known in technical contexts by the names Sahul, Australinea, or Meganesia to distinguish it from the country of Australia, consists of the landmasses which sit on Australia's continental plate. The name "Sahul" takes its name from the Sahul Shelf, which is part of the continental shelf of the Australian continent. The continent includes mainland Australia, Tasmania, and the island of New Guinea, which consists of Papua New Guinea and Western New Guinea. It is situated in the geographical region of Oceania, Australia is the smallest of the seven traditional continents.
New Guinea is the world's second-largest island, and with an area of 785,753 km2 (303,381 sq mi), the largest island in the Southern Hemisphere. Located in Melanesia in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, it is separated by the 150 km wide Torres Strait from the Australian continent. Numerous smaller islands are located to the west and east. The eastern half of the island is the major land mass of the independent state of Papua New Guinea. The western half, known as Western New Guinea or West Papua, forms a part of Indonesia and is organized as the provinces of Papua and West Papua.
Macaretaera is a monotypic moth genus of the family Crambidae described by Edward Meyrick in 1886. It contains only one species, Macaretaera hesperis, described by the same author in the same year, which is found in India, Vietnam, Australia (Queensland), Papua New Guinea and on Fiji.
Prooedema is a monotypic moth genus of the family Crambidae described by George Hampson. Its only species, Prooedema inscisalis, described by Francis Walker in 1865, is found in India, China, Indonesia, the Philippines, Papua New Guinea and Australia, where it has been recorded from the Northern Territory and Queensland.
Symmoracma is a monotypic moth genus of the family Crambidae described by Edward Meyrick in 1894. Its only species, Symmoracma minoralis, described by Snellen in 1880, is found in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Taiwan, China and Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.
Tabidia is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae described by Pieter Cornelius Tobias Snellen 1880.
Metallochlora is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae described by Warren in 1896.
Organopoda is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae first described by George Hampson in 1893.
Ambulyx dohertyi is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Walter Rothschild in 1894.
Amerila timolis, or Timolis' frother, is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1914. It is found in New Guinea and Queensland, Australia.
Hypodoxa emiliaria is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Achille Guenée in 1858. It is found in Australia, New Guinea and on the Solomon Islands.
Rhimphalea sceletalis is a small moth in the family Crambidae that is found in Queensland in Australia and in Papua New Guinea. The species was first described by Julius Lederer in 1863.
Stesichora is a genus of moths of subfamily Microniinae of family Uraniidae. The genus was erected by Edward Meyrick in 1886. The species of this genus are found in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Australia.
Omiodes basalticalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Julius Lederer in 1863. It is found in Australia, Papua New Guinea and Ambon Island and Aru in Indonesia.
Omiodes nigriscripta is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Warren in 1896. It is found in Papua New Guinea and Australia.
Pycnarmon jaguaralis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Achille Guenée in 1854. It is found in Australia, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia (Seram), the Himalayas, India (Assam), Bhutan and from Malaysia to the Solomon Islands.
