Machaeraptenus is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by William Schaus in 1894.[1][2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Subtribe: | Phaegopterina |
| Genus: | Machaeraptenus Schaus, 1894 |
Species
edit- Machaeraptenus crocopera (Schaus, 1905)
- Machaeraptenus ventralis Schaus, 1894
- Machaeraptenus yepezi Toulgoët & Watson, [1985]
References
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- ^ Savela, Markku (ed.). "Machaeraptenus Schaus, 1894". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
- ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Machaeraptenus Schaus, 1894". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved October 15, 2020.