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Microrgyia

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Genus of moths

Microrgyia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Lymantriinae
Tribe: Lymantriini
Genus: Microrgyia
Felder, 1874
Species: M. amazonum
Binomial name
Microrgyia amazonum
Felder, 1874

Microrgyia is a monotypic moth genus in the subfamily Lymantriinae. Its only species, Microrgyia amazonum, is found in the Amazon basin. Both the genus and the species were first described by Felder in 1874.

References

  1. Savela, Markku (May 13, 2011). "Microrgyia Felder, 1874". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
  2. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Microrgyia Felder, 1874". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
Taxon identifiers
Microrgyia


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