Tisis sumatraensis

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T. sumatraensis
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Tisis sumatraensis
Park, 2007

Tisis sumatraensis is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Kyu-Tek Park in 2007. It is found in Sumatra, Indonesia. [1]

Moth Group of mostly-nocturnal insects in the order Lepidoptera

Moths are a polyphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of which have yet to be described. Most species of moth are nocturnal, but there are also crepuscular and diurnal species.

Lecithoceridae family of insects

The Lecithoceridae, or long-horned moths, are a family of small moths described by Simon Le Marchand in 1947. Although lecithocerids are found throughout the world, the great majority are found in the Indomalaya ecozone and the southern part of the Palaearctic ecozone.

Sumatra Island in western Indonesia, westernmost of the Sunda Islands

Sumatra is one of the Sunda Islands of western Indonesia. It is the largest island that is located entirely in Indonesia and the sixth-largest island in the world at 473,481 km2.

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Mainland serow species of mammal

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Lecithocerinae subfamily of insects

The Lecithocerinae are a subfamily of small moths in the family Lecithoceridae. They are found worldwide, but most species occur in South Asia. The subfamily is characterized by the male genitalia with a bridge-like structure connecting the tegumen and the valva, and the uncus almost always is vestigal with two lobes at the dorsal base, only exceptionally united into a broad plate, but never as a thorn or spine.

Red serow species of mammal

The red serow is a goat-antelope thought to be native to southern Bangladesh and northern Burma. It has been considered a subspecies of C. sumatraensis. In the northeastern part of India, the red serow occurs widely in the hills south of the Brahmaputra river. although the IUCN states that this species is recorded with certainty only from Myanmar, in Kachin State, and that records in India refer to the Himalayan serow.

Sumatran serow species of goat-antelope

The Sumatran serow, also known as the southern serow, is a species of goat-antelope native to mountain forests in the Thai-Malay Peninsula and on the Indonesian island of Sumatra. The former name of this species is "mainland serow", as all the mainland species of serow were previously considered subspecies of this species. The Sumatran serow is threatened due to habitat loss and hunting, leading to it being evaluated as vulnerable by the IUCN.

<i>Tisis</i> genus of insects

Tisis is a genus of small moths in the family Lecithoceridae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1864.

Tisis asterias is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Kyu-Tek Park in 2003. It is found in Thailand.

Tisis gloriosa is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Kyu-Tek Park in 2009. It is found in Thailand.

Tisis aurantiella is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Kyu-Tek Park in 2003. It is found in Palawan in the Philippines.

Tisis aurifasciata is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Kyu-Tek Park in 2007. It is found on Sumatra, Indonesia.

Tisis colubrialis is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Kyu-Tek Park, Joon-Seok Lee and Fatimah Abang in 2005. It is found on Borneo.

Tisis diehli is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Kyu-Tek Park in 2007. It is found in Indonesia (Sumatra).

Tisis javaica is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Kyu-Tek Park in 2007. It is found in Java, Indonesia.

Tisis nielseni is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Kyu-Tek Park in 2001. It is found in Thailand.

Tisis penrissenica is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Kyu-Tek Park, Joon-Seok Lee and Fatimah Abang in 2005. It is found on Borneo.

Tisis sophistica is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Kyu-Tek Park in 2003. It is found in Palawan in the Philippines.

Tisis xantholepidos is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Kyu-Tek Park in 2003. It is found on Tawi-Tawi in the Philippines.

Tisis elegans is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Snellen in 1903. It is found on Java.

Tisis latiductalis is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Kyu-Tek Park, Joon-Seok Lee and Fatimah Abang in 2005. It is found on Borneo.

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References

  1. Savela, Markku (December 31, 2014). "Tisis sumatraensis Park, 2007". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 5, 2019.