Hollowaya
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Hollowaya is a genus of moth in the family Arctiidae
, strictly endemic for New Caledonia
. It contains two species: Hollowaya lifuensis (Rothschild
, 1910), and Hollowaya lateritica (Holloway
, 1979).
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...
, strictly endemic for New Caledonia
New Caledonia
New Caledonia is a special collectivity of France located in the southwest Pacific Ocean, east of Australia and about from Metropolitan France. The archipelago, part of the Melanesia subregion, includes the main island of Grande Terre, the Loyalty Islands, the Belep archipelago, the Isle of...
. It contains two species: Hollowaya lifuensis (Rothschild
Rothschild
Rothschild is a common German surname. It is a habitational name from a house distinguished with a red shield , the earliest recorded example dating from the 13th century...
, 1910), and Hollowaya lateritica (Holloway
Holloway
-Place names:United Kingdom*Holloway, London, inner-city district in the London Borough of Islington**Holloway , originally a mixed population prison, but now a female-only prison...
, 1979).