Micraloa

Micraloa
Micraloa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Arctiidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Tribe: Spilosomini
Genus: Micraloa
Dubatolov, 2004
Type species
Bombyx lineola
Fabricius, 1793

Micraloa is a genus of moth in the family Arctiidae from Hindustan, Himalayas and Myanmar (Burma).

Species

  • Micraloa lineola (Fabricius, 1793)
  • Micraloa emittens (Walker, 1855)

References

  • Dubatolov, V.V., 2004: A new genus is established for Bombyx lineola Fabricius, 1793, with systematic notes on the genus Aloa Walker, 1855 (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae). Atalanta 35 (3/4): 403-413, colour plate XXIb, Würzburg.
  • Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog