Alcis taiwanovariegata
| Alcis taiwanovariegata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Subfamily: | Ennominae |
| Tribe: | Boarmiini |
| Genus: | Alcis |
| Species: | A. taiwanovariegata
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| Binomial name | |
| Alcis taiwanovariegata | |
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Alcis taiwanovariegata is a moth of the family Geometridae.[1][2][3] It is endemic to Taiwan[2][3] where it is known from various localities, including Alishan.[3]
Taxonomy
The species was originally described as Boarmia subochrearia and was subsequently treated as a subspecies of Alcis variegata, before being resurrected under the replacement name Alcis taiwanovariegata.[3]
References
- ^ a b Rajaei, Hossein; Hausmann, Axel; Scoble, Malcolm; Wanke, Dominic; Plotkin, David; Brehm, Gunnar; Murillo-Ramos, Leidys & Sihvonen, Pasi (6 June 2024). "Alcis taiwanovariegata Sato, 2008". Online Taxonomic Facility of Geometridae 1.1.24.158. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
- ^ a b c "Alcis taiwanovariegata (Sato, 2008)". Catalogue of Life in Taiwan (TaiCOL). Taipei, Taiwan: Taiwan Biodiversity Information Facility. 2025. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
- ^ a b c d e Sato, Rikio (2008). "Notes on Alcis variegata (Moore), A. colorifera (Prout) (Geometridae, Ennominae), and their allies from the Sunda Islands, with descriptions of two new species". Transactions of the Lepidopterological Society of Japan. 59 (2): 171–185. doi:10.18984/lepid.59.2_171.