Palaeophanes taiwanensis
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Palaeophanes taiwanensis is a species of moth
in the Arrhenophanidae
family. It is found in wet forests within the central mountain range of Taiwan
at elevations of 700 to 1000 m.
The length of the forewings is 4.8-5.8 mm for males and about 9 mm for females.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
in the Arrhenophanidae
Arrhenophanidae
Arrhenophanidae is a family of moths in the Lepidoptera order.-Genera:* Arrhenophanes* Cnissostages* Dysoptus* Notiophanes* Palaeophanes...
family. It is found in wet forests within the central mountain range of 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...
at elevations of 700 to 1000 m.
The length of the forewings is 4.8-5.8 mm for males and about 9 mm for females.