Alcis taiwanovariegata

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Alcis taiwanovariegata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Subfamily: Ennominae
Tribe: Boarmiini
Genus: Alcis
Species:
A. taiwanovariegata
Binomial name
Alcis taiwanovariegata
Sato, 2008 [1] [2]
Synonyms [3]
  • Boarmia subochrearia Wileman & South, 1917 (preoccupied by B. subochreariaLeech, 1897)
  • Alcis variegata subochrearia

Alcis taiwanovariegata is a moth of the family Geometridae. [1] [2] [3] It is endemic to Taiwan [2] [3] where it is known from various localities, including Alishan. [3]

Taxonomy

The species was originally described as Boarmia subochrearia and was subsequently treated as a subspecies of Alcis variegata , before being resurrected under the replacement name Alcis taiwanovariegata. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 Rajaei, Hossein; Hausmann, Axel; Scoble, Malcolm; Wanke, Dominic; Plotkin, David; Brehm, Gunnar; Murillo-Ramos, Leidys & Sihvonen, Pasi (6 June 2024). "Alcis taiwanovariegata Sato, 2008". Online Taxonomic Facility of Geometridae 1.1.24.158. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 "Alcis taiwanovariegata (Sato, 2008)". Catalogue of Life in Taiwan (TaiCOL). Taipei, Taiwan: Taiwan Biodiversity Information Facility. 2025. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Sato, Rikio (2008). "Notes on Alcis variegata (Moore), A. colorifera (Prout) (Geometridae, Ennominae), and their allies from the Sunda Islands, with descriptions of two new species". Transactions of the Lepidopterological Society of Japan. 59 (2): 171–185. doi: 10.18984/lepid.59.2_171 .