Merguinia is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tortricidae.[1] It contains only one species, Merguinia merguinia, which is found in Myanmar.
Merguinia | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Tortricidae |
Tribe: | Tortricini |
Genus: | Merguinia Razowski, 2012 |
Species: | M. merguinia
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Binomial name | |
Merguinia merguinia Razowski, 2012
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The wingspan is 9.5 mm.
Etymology
editThe genus name refers the type locality of the type species and the species name refers to Mergui (now Myeik) in Tenasserim, the type locality.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Baixeras, J.; Brown, J. W. & Gilligan, T. M. "Online World Catalogue of the Tortricidae". Tortricidae.com. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
- ^ Razowski, J., 2012: Descriptions of new Tortricini from the Oriental and Australian regions (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Shilap Revista de Lepidopterologia 40 (159): 315-335. Full article: [1].
External links
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