Pseudomicronia

Pseudomicronia is a genus of moths in the family Uraniidae.

Pseudomicronia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Uraniidae
Subfamily:
Microniinae[1]
Genus:
Pseudomicronia

Moore, 1887

Description

Palpi short, porrect and not very slender. Antennae thickened and flattened. Mid tibia with one pair of spurs, hind tibia with two pairs. Forewings with costa slightly arched. Athe apes rounded, the outer margin straight. Veins 2 and 3 from a point before end of cell. Veins 6 and 7 stalked. Veins 8 to 10 stalked. Hindwings with an angled tail at vein 4 and veins 3,4 from cell.[2]

Species

Some species of this genus are:

  • Pseudomicronia advocataria (Walker, 1861) (India, Taiwan, China, Philippines, Borneo)
  • Pseudomicronia archilis (Oberthür, 1891)
  • Pseudomicronia bundutuhan Holloway, 1998 (Borneo)
  • Pseudomicronia charassozona West, 1932
  • Pseudomicronia fraterna Moore, 1887 (Sri Lanka)
  • Pseudomicronia oppositana Snellen
  • Pseudomicronia unimacula Warren
  • Pseudomicronia tibetana Bytinski-Salz, 1939 (Tibet)

References
  1. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Pseudomicronia Moore, 1887". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  2. Hampson, G. F. (1895). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Moths Volume III. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.


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