Borneo ; is the third-largest island in the world and the largest in Asia. At the geographic centre of Maritime Southeast Asia, in relation to major Indonesian islands, it is located north of Java, west of Sulawesi, and east of Sumatra.
The flannel moths or crinkled flannel moths are a family of insects. They occur in North America and the New World tropics. The larvae are called puss caterpillars, and with their long hairs, resemble cotton balls. They have venomous spines that can cause a painful sting and inflammation lasting for several days. In some cases, the sting may cause headache, nausea, and shock-like symptoms. Perhaps the most notorious for stinging is the caterpillar of Megalopyge opercularis.
The Boarmiini are a large tribe of geometer moths in the Ennominae subfamily.
Abaciscus is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae.
Deforestation in Borneo has taken place on an industrial scale since the 1960s. Borneo, the third largest island in the world, divided between Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei, was once covered by dense tropical and subtropical rainforests.
Abaciscus kathmandensis is a species of moth belonging to the family Geometridae. It was described by Sato in 1993.
Abaciscus stellifera is a species of moth belonging to the family Geometridae. It was described by entomologist William Warren (entomologist) in 1896, originally under the name Enantiodes stellifera. It is known from the north-eastern Himalaya.
Abaciscus atmala is a species of moth belonging to the family Geometridae. It was described by Charles Swinhoe in 1894. It is known from the north-eastern Himalayas, Myanmar, Siberut Island and Borneo.
Abaciscus shaneae is a species of moth belonging to the family Geometridae. It was described by Jeremy Daniel Holloway in 1993. It is known from Borneo.
Abaciscus lutosus is a species of moth belonging to the family Geometridae. It was described by Jeremy Daniel Holloway in 1993. It is known from Borneo.
Abaciscus costimacula is a species of moth belonging to the family Geometridae. It was described by Alfred Ernest Wileman in 1912. It is known from Taiwan, China, Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo.
Abaciscus figlina is a species of moth belonging to the family Geometridae. It was described by Charles Swinhoe in 1890. It is known from the Himalayas and Myanmar.
Abaciscus intractabilis is a species of moth belonging to the family Geometridae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1864. It is known from Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia and Sumatra.
Abaciscus tristis is a species of moth belonging to the family Geometridae, and the type species of the genus Abaciscus. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1889. It is known from the Himalaya, western and southern China, Taiwan and Borneo.
Abraxas subhyalinata is a species of moth belonging to the family Geometridae. It was described by Röber in 1891. It is known from Flores and Borneo.
Abraxas intervacuata is a species of moth belonging to the family Geometridae. It was described by Warren in 1896. It is known from Borneo, Java and Sulawesi.
Omiza lycoraria is a geometer moth in subfamily Ennominae first described by Achille Guenée in 1857. It is found in Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo and Sumatra. The species is most common in lowland forests but may be found in lower and upper montane forests up to about 1800 m.
Narosodes punctana is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1863. It is found in Sri Lanka and India and on Borneo.
Euconosia obscuriventris is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae first described by Jeremy Daniel Holloway in 2011. It is found on Borneo and the Batu Islands. The habitat consists of dipterocarp forests on slopes at low elevation.
Teulisna harmani is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Jeremy Daniel Holloway in 2001. It is found on Borneo, Java and Bali. The habitat consists of upper montane forests.
