Biology:Microstola
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Short description: Genus of moths
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| Genus: | Microstola Lower, 1920
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| Species: | M. ammoscia
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| Microstola ammoscia Lower, 1920
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Microstola is a monotypic moth genus in the subfamily Arctiinae. Its single species, Microstola ammoscia, is found in Australia ,[1] where it has been recorded from Queensland. Both the genus and species were first described by Oswald Bertram Lower in 1920.[2] The habitat consists of wet tropics.[3]
Adults are pale brown, except for two dark spots on the forewings.[4]
References
- ↑ Savela, Markku (24 June 2015). "Microstola Lower, 1920". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/arctiidae/lithosiinae/microstola/. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
- ↑ Pitkin, Brian; Jenkins, Paul (5 November 2004). "Microstola Lower, 1920". Natural History Museum, London. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/butmoth/search/GenusDetails.dsml?NUMBER=18188.0. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- ↑ Australian Faunal Directory
- ↑ Herbison-Evans, Don; Crossley, Stella (20 July 2019). "Microstola ammoscia Lower, 1920". http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/arct/ammoscia.html. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
Wikidata ☰ Q6840350 entry
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