Macrobela

Macrobela
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Macrobela[1]
Turner, 1939[2]
Species: M. phaeophasma
Binomial name
Macrobela phaeophasma
Turner, 1939
Synonyms
  • Asopia phaeophasma

Macrobela is a genus of moths of the Crambidae family. It contains only one species, Macrobela phaeophasma, which is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.

The wingspan is about 15 mm. The wings are grey or brown with a white mark on the costa of the forewings.[3]

References

  1. "Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database". Nhm.ac.uk. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
  2. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
  3. Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia


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