Biology:Micraphe

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Short description: Species of moths

Micraphe
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Limacodidae
Genus: Micraphe
Species:
M. lateritia
Binomial name
Micraphe lateritia
Karsch, 1896

Micraphe is a monotypic genus of moths in the family Limacodidae. It contains a single species, M. lateritia, the rosy slug.[1][2]

Distribution

Micraphe lateritia occurs in Central and Southern Africa.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Micraphe lateritia Karsch, 1896". Species 2000: Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/42QMP. 
  2. ↑ Karsch, F. (1896). "Die äthiopischen Limalkodiden des Berliner Museums". Entomologische Nachrichten 22 (17): 267. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/42399#page/280/mode/2up. 
  3. ↑ "Micraphe lateritia African Moths". https://africanmoths.com/pages/LIMACODIDAE/LIMACODINAE/micraphe%20lateritia.htm. 

Wikidata ☰ Q13634940 entry




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