Micraeschus
| Micraeschus | |
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| Micraeschus elataria from Malaya | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Boletobiinae |
| Tribe: | Aventiini |
| Genus: | Micraeschus Butler, 1878 |
Micraeschus is a genus of moths of the Erebidae family.
Description
Palpi very slender and obliquely upturned, reaching vertex of head. Antennae with fasciculated cilia in male. Thorax and abdomen tuftless. Legs naked, with normal spurs. Fore wing with veins 7 to 10 stalked. Hind wings with stalked 3 and 4. Larva with two pairs of abdominal prolegs.[1]
Species
- Micraeschus elataria Walker, 1861
- Micraeschus rufipallens Warren, 1913
References
- ↑ Hampson G. F. (1892). "The Fauna Of British India Including Ceylon And Burma Moths Vol-ii". Digital Library of India. p. 558. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
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