Micraglossa aureata is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Hiroshi Inoue in 1982.[1] It is found in Taiwan and Japan.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Micraglossa |
| Species: | M. aureata
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| Micraglossa aureata Inoue, 1982
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The length of the forewings is 4.5–5 mm for males and about 5 mm for females. The ground colour of the forewings is golden-yellow, suffused with pale brown scales on the basal and medial areas. The antemedian, postmedian and subterminal lines are golden.
Larvae have been found on Trachycystis microphylla, Plagiochila sciophila and Radula japonica and a larva have been reported feeding on Plagiochila sciophila.[2]
References
edit- ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ^ Li, W.C., H.H. Li & M. Nuss, 2010: Taxonomic revision and biogeography of Micraglossa Warren, 1891 from laurel forests in China (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae: Scopariinae). Arthropod Systematics & Phylogeny 68 (2): 159–180. Full article: [1].