''Tarsolepis'' is a
genus of
moths in the family
Notodontidae erected by
Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1872.
Species
*Subgenus ''Megashachia''
Matsumura, 1929
**''
Tarsolepis brunnea''
Cai, 1985
**''
Tarsolepis fulgurifera
''Tarsolepis'' is a genus of moths in the family Notodontidae erected by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1872.
Species
*Subgenus ''Megashachia'' Matsumura, 1929
**''Tarsolepis brunnea'' Cai, 1985
**''Tarsolepis fulgurifera'' Walker, 1858
*Subgenus ''S ...
''
Walker, 1858
*Subgenus ''Stigmatophorina''
Mell, 1917
**''
Tarsolepis sericea''
Rothschild, 1917 (=''Stigmatophorina hammamelis''
Mell, 1922)
*Subgenus ''Tarsolepis''
**''
Tarsolepis elefantorum''
Bänziger, 1988
**(''
Tarsolepis remicauda
''Tarsolepis sommeri'' is a moth in the family Notodontidae first described by Jacob Hübner
Jacob Hübner (20 June 1761 – 13 September 1826, in Augsburg) was a German entomologist. He was the author of ''Sammlung Europäischer Schmetterli ...
''
Butler, 1872) (mostly treated as a synonym ''
Tarsolepis sommeri
''Tarsolepis sommeri'' is a moth in the family Notodontidae Species description, first described by Jacob Hübner in 1821. It is found in the oriental region.
The larvae have been recorded on ''Nephelium lappaceum''. Adults have been observed dri ...
'')
**''
Tarsolepis taiwana''
Wileman, 1910
*Subgenus ''Tarsolepisoides''
Nakamura, 1976
**''
Tarsolepis inscius
''Tarsolepis'' is a genus of moths in the family Notodontidae erected by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1872.
Species
*Subgenus ''Megashachia'' Matsumura, 1929
**'' Tarsolepis brunnea'' Cai, 1985
**''Tarsolepis fulgurifera'' Walker, 1858
*Subgenu ...
''
Schintlmeister, 1997
**''
Tarsolepis japonica''
Wileman & South, 1917
**''
Tarsolepis malayana''
Nakamura, 1976
*Subgenus unknown
**''
Tarsolepis kochi''
Semper, 1896
**''
Tarsolepis rufobrunnea''
Rothschild, 1917
**''
Tarsolepis sommeri
''Tarsolepis sommeri'' is a moth in the family Notodontidae Species description, first described by Jacob Hübner in 1821. It is found in the oriental region.
The larvae have been recorded on ''Nephelium lappaceum''. Adults have been observed dri ...
''
(Hübner, 821
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Events
By place
Byzantine Empire
* Byzantine general Thomas the Slav leads a revolt, and secures control ...
Distribution and habitat
There are about 15 species in the genus, which are distributed from
India,
Indochina,
China
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,
Korea,
Japan
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,
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
A larva (; plural larvae ) is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into adults. Animals with indirect development such as insects, amphibians, or cnidarians typically have a larval phase of their life cycle.
The ...
feed on the maple family (
Aceraceae).
References
External links
*
Notodontidae
{{Notodontidae-stub