Biology:Tarsolepis
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Short description: Genus of moths
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| Subfamily: | Dudusinae
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| Genus: | Tarsolepis 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
- Tarsolepis brunnea Cai, 1985
- Tarsolepis fulgurifera Walker, 1858
- Subgenus Stigmatophorina Mell, 1917
- Tarsolepis sericea Rothschild, 1917 (=Stigmatophorina hammamelis Mell, 1922)
- Subgenus Tarsolepis
- Tarsolepis elefantorum Bänziger, 1988
- (Tarsolepis remicauda Butler, 1872) (mostly treated as a synonym Tarsolepis sommeri)
- Tarsolepis taiwana Wileman, 1910
- Subgenus Tarsolepisoides Nakamura, 1976
- Tarsolepis inscius Schintlmeister, 1997
- Tarsolepis japonica Wileman & South, 1917
- Tarsolepis malayana Nakamura, 1976
- Subgenus unknown
- Tarsolepis kochi Semper, 1896
- Tarsolepis rufobrunnea 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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Schintlmeister, Alexander; Pinratana, Pinratana (2006). Moth of Thailand, Vol. 5: Notodontidae. Bangkok: St. Gabriel. ISBN 9789748814940. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/272503536_Moths_of_Thailand_5._Notodontidae.
- ↑ Holloway, Jeremy Daniel (1983). The Moths of Borneo, Part 4: Notodontidae. Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian Nature Society & Southdene Sdn Bhd. http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-4/tarsolepis/notodontidae_1_1.php.
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- Savela, Markku. "Tarsolepis Butler, 1872". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/notodontidae/dudusinae/tarsolepis/.
Wikidata ☰ Q7686779 entry
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