Micronia

Micronia
	Micronia aculeata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Uraniidae
Subfamily:	Microniinae
Genus:	Micronia; Guenée, 1857
Species
	Micronia aculeata Guenée, 1857; Micronia fuscifimbria (Warren, 1897); Micronia justaria Walker, 1861; Micronia notabalis Pagenstecher, 1900; Micronia pluviosa Warren, 1897
Synonyms
	Anteia Meyrick, 1866;

Micronia is a genus of moth of subfamily Microniinae of Family Uraniidae. The species of this genus are found in India, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.^[1]

Description

Palpi porrect, slender, and rather long. Antennae thickened and flattened. Hind leg of male with the femur very slender, the tibiae thickened, with one medial spur and a terminal pair ; a tuft of short hair from the base on upperside. Fore wing with the costa arched towards apex, which is acute ; the outer margin straight ; veins 2 and 3 on a short stalk ; 6 and 7 from angle of cell ; 8, 9, 10 stalked. Hind wing with an angle at vein 4 ; veins 3 and 4 from cell.^[2]

References

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^ G. F. Hampson (1895) The Fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma, Moths Vol. III

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[Hampson-2] G. F. Hampson (1895) The Fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma, Moths Vol. III

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