Biology:Micracosmeryx

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Short description: Genus of moths

Micracosmeryx
Micracosmeryx chaochauensis BMNHE272582 female up.jpg
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Micracosmeryx

Mell, 1922
Species:
M. chaochauensis
Binomial name
Micracosmeryx chaochauensis
(Clark, 1922)[1]
Synonyms
  • Gurelca chaochauensis Clark, 1922
  • Micracosmeryx macroglossoides Mell, 1922

Micracosmeryx is a monotypic moth genus in the family Sphingidae first described by Rudolf Mell in 1922. Its only species, Micracosmeryx chaochauensis, described by Benjamin Preston Clark in 1922, is known from southern China and northern Vietnam.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q1956283 entry