Pseudomicronia

Pseudomicronia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Uraniidae
Subfamily:	Microniinae
Genus:	Pseudomicronia; Moore, 1887

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)
(Oberthür, 1891)
Holloway, 1998 (Borneo)
West, 1932
Pseudomicronia fraterna Moore, 1887 (Sri Lanka)
Snellen^{[verification needed]}
Warren^{[verification needed]}
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

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[1] Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Pseudomicronia Moore, 1887". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved August 1, 2018.

[2] Hampson, G. F. (1895). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Vol. Moths Volume III. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

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