Biology:Macraesthetica

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Short description: Monotypic genus of tortrix moths

Macraesthetica
Scientific classification
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Animalia
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Macraesthetica

Meyrick, 1932
Species:
M. rubiginis
Binomial name
Macraesthetica rubiginis
(Walsingham in Sharp, 1907)
Synonyms
  • Tortrix rubiginis Walsingham, 1907
  • Eulia rubiginis

Macraesthetica is a monotypic moth genus belonging to the subfamily Olethreutinae of the family Tortricidae. The genus was erected by Edward Meyrick in 1932.[1] It contains only one species, Macraesthetica rubiginis, which is only known from the Hawaiian island of Oahu. The species was first described by Lord Walsingham in 1907.

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References

Wikidata ☰ Q6725070 entry