Microphalera

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Microphalera
Microphalera grisea yoshimotoi.jpg
Microphalera grisea yoshimotoi
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Family:
Genus:
Microphalera

Butler, 1885
Species:
M. grisea
Binomial name
Microphalera grisea
Butler, 1885

Microphalera is a monotypic moth genus of the family Notodontidae. Its only species, Microphalera grisea, is found in Japan and Taiwan.[1] Both the genus and species were first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1885.[2]

The wingspan is 28–43 mm.[3]

Subspecies[]

  • Microphalera grisea grisea (Japan)
  • Microphalera grisea yoshimotoi Kishida, 1984 (Taiwan)

References[]

  1. ^ "Microphalera grisea subsp. yoshimotoi Kishida, 1984 灰小掌舟蛾". Catalogue of Life in Taiwan.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku. "Microphalera Butler, 1885". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
  3. ^ Japanese Moths


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