Neochalcosia remota is a moth in the family Zygaenidae. It is found in China (Sichuan, Shaanxi, Gansu), Korea, Japan and Taiwan. The habitat consists of parks and areas with Quercus species.
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Zygaenidae |
Genus: | Neochalcosia |
Species: | N. remota
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Binomial name | |
Neochalcosia remota (Walker, 1862)
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The larvae feed on Symplocos species.[2]
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Caterpillar
References
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- ^ Japanese Moths
- ^ Buchsbaum, U. ; M.-Y. Chen & W. Speidel, 2010: Neochalcosia witti sp. n., a new Zygaenidae species (Chalcosiinae) from southeast China (Lepidoptera). Entomofauna 31: 493–504