Wetan Island

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Wetan Island (or Wetang Island) is an island, part of the Babar Islands, in the Moluccas, Indonesia. [1] Its people speak the Wetan language. A species of moth ( Theretra wetanensis ) was discovered on the island and named for it. [2]

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Babar Islands Island group in Maluku Province, Indonesia

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<i>Hippotion rosetta</i> Species of moth

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<i>Macroglossum fruhstorferi</i> Species of moth

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<i>Macroglossum melas</i> Species of moth

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<i>Ambulyx moorei</i> Species of moth

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<i>Angonyx testacea</i> Species of moth

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Theretra alorica is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Alor Island, part of the eastern Lesser Sunda Islands of Indonesia.

Theretra floresica is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Flores, part of the eastern Lesser Sunda Islands of Indonesia.

Theretra lomblenica is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Lomblen Island in Indonesia.

Theretra wetanensis is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found on Wetan Island, part of the Moluccas in Indonesia.

<i>Theretra suffusa</i> Species of moth

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<i>Daphnis dohertyi</i> Species of moth

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<i>Daphnis placida</i> Species of moth

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<i>Eupanacra busiris</i> Species of moth

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Psilogramma paukstadtorum is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from the Lesser Sunda Islands in Indonesia.

<i>Psilogramma sundana</i> Species of moth

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<i>Meganoton nyctiphanes</i> Species of moth

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References

  1. https://www.google.com/maps/place/Wetan+Island,+Pulau+Wetang,+Indonesia/@-7.8971105,129.5407559,13z . Retrieved 2015-10-01.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-10-25.

Coordinates: 7°53′50″S129°32′27″E / 7.8971105°S 129.5407559°E / -7.8971105; 129.5407559