Alcis taiwanovariegata
Encyclopedia
Alcis taiwanovariegata is a moth
of the Geometridae family. It is found in Taiwan
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Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the Geometridae family. It is found in Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
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Taxonomy
The species was described in the Boarmia genus and was subsequently treated as a subspecies of Alcis variegataAlcis variegata
Alcis variegata is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found in India, Sikkim, Nepal, Myanmar, Laos, southern China, northern Vietnam, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia and Sumatra....
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