Taicallimorpha
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Taicallimorpha is a genus of moth in the family Arctiidae
, endemic for Taiwan
. It consists of only one species, Taicallimorpha albipuncta (Wileman
, 1910).
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...
, endemic for 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...
. It consists of only one species, Taicallimorpha albipuncta (Wileman
Wileman
Wileman refers to a backstamped version of English porcelain which predates Shelley-branded porcelain. The factory that manufactured this brand of porcelain was located in Longton, Staffordshire, England....
, 1910).