Tarsolepis
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Genus: | Tarsolepis Butler, 1872
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Tarsolepis remicauda Butler, 1872
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Tarsolepis is a genus of moths in the family Notodontidae erected by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1872.
Species[]
- Subgenus Megashachia Matsumura, 1929
- Cai, 1985
- Walker, 1858
- Subgenus Stigmatophorina Mell, 1917
- Rothschild, 1917 (=Stigmatophorina hammamelis Mell, 1922)
- Subgenus Tarsolepis
- Bänziger, 1988
- (Tarsolepis remicauda Butler, 1872) (mostly treated as a synonym Tarsolepis sommeri)
- Wileman, 1910
- Subgenus Tarsolepisoides Nakamura, 1976
- Schintlmeister, 1997
- Tarsolepis japonica Wileman & South, 1917
- Tarsolepis malayana Nakamura, 1976
- Subgenus unknown
- Semper, 1896
- Rothschild, 1917
- Tarsolepis sommeri (Hübner, [1821])
Distribution and habitat[]
There are about 15 species in the genus, which are distributed from India, Indochina, China, Korea, Japan, Taiwan through the oriental islands of the Philippines and Indonesia until New Guinea. The highest diversity of species is found in Indochina.[1] The genus has been recorded from a wide range of lowland forest types.[2] The larvae feed on the maple family (Aceraceae).[1]
References[]
- ^ a b Schintlmeister, Alexander; Pinratana, Pinratana (2006). Moth of Thailand, Vol. 5: Notodontidae. Bangkok: St. Gabriel. ISBN 9789748814940.
- ^ Holloway, Jeremy Daniel (1983). The Moths of Borneo, Part 4: Notodontidae. Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian Nature Society & Southdene Sdn Bhd.
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External links[]
- Savela, Markku. "Tarsolepis Butler, 1872". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
Categories:
- Notodontidae
- Notodontidae stubs