Heliozona
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Heliozona is a genus of moth in the family Arctiidae
. It contains two species: Heliozona lianga (Semper
, 1899), which can be found on Mindanao
in the Philippines
, and Heliozona dulla (Pagenstecher, 1886) from New Guinea
. The genus is probably related to Satara
F. Walker
, [1865] 1864.
Arctiidae
Arctiidae is a large and diverse family of moths with around 11,000 species found all over the world, including 6,000 neotropical species. This family includes the groups commonly known as tiger moths , which usually have bright colours, footmen , lichen moths and wasp moths...
. It contains two species: Heliozona lianga (Semper
Semper
Semper may refer to:*Semper Fidelis, a motto used by, among others, the United States Marine Corp*Semper Fortis, an unofficial motto of the United States Navy*Semper Paratus, the United States Coast Guard motto...
, 1899), which can be found on Mindanao
Mindanao
Mindanao is the second largest and easternmost island in the Philippines. It is also the name of one of the three island groups in the country, which consists of the island of Mindanao and smaller surrounding islands. The other two are Luzon and the Visayas. The island of Mindanao is called The...
in the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
, and Heliozona dulla (Pagenstecher, 1886) from New Guinea
New Guinea
New Guinea is the world's second largest island, after Greenland, covering a land area of 786,000 km2. Located in the southwest Pacific Ocean, it lies geographically to the east of the Malay Archipelago, with which it is sometimes included as part of a greater Indo-Australian Archipelago...
. The genus is probably related to Satara
Satara
Satara is a city located in the Satara District of Maharashtra state of India. The town is 2320 ft. above sea-level, near the confluence of the Krishna and its tributary river Venna. The city was the capital of the Maratha empire in the 17th century, hence one of the the historical cities of...
F. Walker
Francis Walker (entomologist)
Francis Walker was an English entomologist. He was one of the most prolific authors in entomology, and stirred controversy during his later life as his publications resulted in a huge number of junior synonyms....
, [1865] 1864.