Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Subfamily Dudusinae Rank Genus | Subphylum Hexapoda Family Notodontidae Phylum Arthropoda Order Butterflies and moths | |
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Similar Tarsolepis japonica, Tarsolepis sommeri, Butterflies and moths, Tarsolepis malayana, Gangarides | ||
tarsolepis taiwana wileman 1910
Tarsolepis is a genus of moths in the Notodontidae family.
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Species
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. The genus has been recorded from a wide range of lowland forest types. The larvae feed on the Maple Family Aceraceae.
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