Micraeschus is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1878.
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| Micraeschus elataria from Malaya | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Tribe: | Aventiini |
| Genus: | Micraeschus Butler, 1878 |
Description
editPalpi very slender and obliquely upturned, reaching vertex of head. Antennae with fasciculated cilia in male. Thorax and abdomen tuftless. Legs naked, with normal spurs. Forewing with veins 7 to 10 stalked. Hindwings with stalked 3 and 4. Larva with two pairs of abdominal prolegs.[1]
Species
edit- Micraeschus elataria Walker, 1861
- Micraeschus rufipallens Warren, 1913
References
edit- ^ Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Vol. Moths - Vol. II. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- Savela, Markku. "Micraeschus Butler, 1878". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (2023). "Search results Family: Noctuidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. doi:10.5519/s93616qw.
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