''Argyarctia fuscobasalis'' is a

moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...

of the family

Erebidae The Erebidae are a family (biology), family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth groups. The family includes the underwin ...

. It was described by

Shōnen Matsumura was a Japanese entomologist. Born in Akashi, Hyōgo, Dr. Shōnen Matsumura established Japan's first course on entomology at Hokkaido University. The courses were both applied (on insects of importance in forestry and agriculture) and theoreti ...

in 1930. It is found in

Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', lies between the East China Sea, East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocea ...

References

* , 2010: Tiger-moths of Eurasia (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae) (Nyctemerini by ). ''Neue Entomologische Nachrichten'' 65: 1-106, Marktleuthen. * , 2007: Review of the genus ''Argyarctia'' Kôda (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae). ''Euroasian Entomological Journal'' 6 (1): 81-84. * , 1984: Two new species of Arctiidae from Taiwan (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae). ''Tinea'' 11 (23): 199-201. * , 1930: New species and forms of Arctiidae from Japan. ''Insecta Matsumurana'' 5 (1-2): 31-40, pl. 1, Sapporo. Moths described in 1930 Moths of Taiwan Endemic fauna of Taiwan Spilosomina {{Spilosomina-stub