Nannoarctia integra
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Nannoarctia integra is an endemic species of moth in the family Arctiidae
from the Philippines
. The species is often confused with N. takanoi
(Sonan, 1934) (=integra Matsumura, 1931) from Taiwan
.
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...
from 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...
. The species is often confused with N. takanoi
Nannoarctia takanoi
Nannoarctia takanoi is an endemic species of moth in the family Arctiidae from Taiwan. It is probably extinct now; no specimen were collected after II World War. The species was formerly known as Pericallia integra Matsumura, 1931, but specimens from Taiwan are not conspecific to those from the...
(Sonan, 1934) (=integra Matsumura, 1931) from 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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