Pseudomicronia
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| Genus: | Pseudomicronia Moore, 1887
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Pseudomicronia is a genus of moths in the family Uraniidae.
Description
Palpi short, porrect and not very slender. Antennae thickened and flattened. Mid tibia with one pair of spurs, hind tibia with two pairs. Forewings with costa slightly arched. Athe apes rounded, the outer margin straight. Veins 2 and 3 from a point before end of cell. Veins 6 and 7 stalked. Veins 8 to 10 stalked. Hindwings with an angled tail at vein 4 and veins 3,4 from cell.[2]
Species
Some species of this genus are:
- Pseudomicronia advocataria (Walker, 1861) (India, Taiwan, China, Philippines, Borneo)
- Pseudomicronia archilis (Oberthür, 1891)
- Pseudomicronia bundutuhan Holloway, 1998 (Borneo)
- Pseudomicronia charassozona West, 1932
- Pseudomicronia fraterna Moore, 1887 (Sri Lanka)
- Pseudomicronia oppositana Snellen[verification needed]
- Pseudomicronia unimacula Warren[verification needed]
- Pseudomicronia tibetana Bytinski-Salz, 1939 (Tibet)
References
- ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Pseudomicronia Moore, 1887". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
- ^ Hampson, G. F. (1895). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Vol. Moths Volume III. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- Savela, Markku. "Pseudomicronia Moore, [1887]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
- Moore, 1887 . The Lepidoptera of Ceylon 3: 461