Euproctis taiwana

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Euproctis taiwana
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Euproctis
Species:
E. taiwana
Binomial name
Euproctis taiwana
(Shiraki, 1913)

Euproctis taiwana, the Taiwan yellow tussock moth, is a species of tussock moth in the family Erebidae. [1] [2] [3]

It is distributed in Asia, from northern China to south Asia and southeast Asia.

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References

  1. "Euproctis taiwana Shiraki, 1913". Government of Western Australia.
  2. "Euproctis taiwana Sliv. 1913". National Museum of Natural History.
  3. "Euproctis taiwana (Shiraki, 1913) 臺灣黃毒蛾". 臺灣物種名錄. 2023-03-26.