Micraeschus

Micraeschus
	Micraeschus elataria from Malaya
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Boletobiinae
Tribe:	Aventiini
Genus:	Micraeschus; Butler, 1878

Micraeschus is a genus of moths of the Erebidae family.

Description

Palpi very slender and obliquely upturned, reaching vertex of head. Antennae with fasciculated cilia in male. Thorax and abdomen tuftless. Legs naked, with normal spurs. Fore wing with veins 7 to 10 stalked. Hind wings with stalked 3 and 4. Larva with two pairs of abdominal prolegs.^[1]

Species

Micraeschus elataria Walker, 1861
Micraeschus rufipallens Warren, 1913

References

^ Hampson G. F. (1892). "The Fauna Of British India Including Ceylon And Burma Moths Vol-ii". Digital Library of India. p. 558. Retrieved 4 July 2016.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

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[1] Hampson G. F. (1892). "The Fauna Of British India Including Ceylon And Burma Moths Vol-ii". Digital Library of India. p. 558. Retrieved 4 July 2016.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

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