Micronia

Micronia
Micronia
Micronia aculeata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Uraniidae
Subfamily: Microniinae
Genus: Micronia
Guenée, 1857
Species

Micronia aculeata
Micronia justaria
Micronia pluviosa

Micronia is a genus of moth of subfamily Microniinae of Family Uraniidae.

Description

Palpi porrect, slender, and rather long. Antennae thickened and flattened. Hind leg of male with the femur very slender, the tibiae thickened, with one medial spur and a terminal pair ; a tuft of short hair from the base on upperside. Fore wing with the costa arched towards apex, which is acute ; the outer margin straight ; veins 2 and 3 on a short stalk ; 6 and 7 from angle of cell ; 8, 9, 10 stalked. Hind wing with an angle at vein 4 ; veins 3 and 4 from cell.[1]

References

  1. ^ G. F. Hampson (1895) The Fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma, Moths Vol. III