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]

References

  1. ↑ "Pulau Wetang · Maluku Barat Daya Regency, Maluku, Indonesia". Retrieved 2015-10-01.
  2. ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-10-25.

7°53′50″S 129°32′27″E / 7.8971105°S 129.5407559°E / -7.8971105; 129.5407559

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