Microthyris
| Microthyris | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Subfamily: | Spilomelinae |
| Genus: | Microthyris Lederer, 1863[1] |
Microthyris is a genus of pyraloid moths, belonging to the subfamily Spilomelinae of the grass moth family (Crambidae).[2]
Species
- Microthyris alvinalis (Guenée, 1854)
- Microthyris anormalis (Guenée, 1854)
- Microthyris asadias (Druce, 1899)
- Microthyris lelex (Cramer, 1777)
- Microthyris microthyralis (Snellen, 1899)
- Microthyris miscellalis (Möschler, 1890)
- Microthyris prolongalis (Guenée, 1854)
Junior synonyms of Microthyris are:[3]
- Crossophora Möschler, 1890 (non Meyrick, 1883: preoccupied)
- Grossophora (lapsus)
- Cyclocena Möschler, 1890
Footnotes
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
- ↑ Pitkin & Jenkins (2004)
- ↑ See references in Savela (2005)
References
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (2004): Butterflies and Moths of the World, Generic Names and their Type-species – Microthyris. Version of 2004-NOV-05. Retrieved 2010-APR-26.
- Savela, Markku (2009): Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms – Microthyris. Version of 2005-SEP-07. Retrieved 2010-APR-26.