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Micronia Micronia aculeata Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Uraniidae Subfamily: Microniinae Genus: Micronia
Guenée, 1857Species Micronia aculeata
Micronia justaria
Micronia pluviosaMicronia 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
- ^ G. F. Hampson (1895) The Fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma, Moths Vol. III
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