''Macroptila'' is a genus of

moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...

s in the subfamily

Arctiinae The Arctiinae (formerly called the family Arctiidae) are a large and diverse subfamily of moths with around 11,000 species found all over the world, including 6,000 neotropical species.Scoble, MJ. (1995). ''The Lepidoptera: Form, Function and D ...

. The genus was erected by

Paul Dognin Paul Dognin (10 May 1847 – 10 August 1931) was a French entomologist who specialised in the Lepidoptera of South America. Dognin named 101 new genera of moths.Macroptila antonia'' Dognin, 1911 * '' Macroptila crinada'' Dognin, 1894 * '' Macroptila elongata'' Reich, 1936 * '' Macroptila extensa'' Rothschild, 1912 * '' Macroptila fuscilaniata'' Hampson, 1914 * '' Macroptila laniata'' Dognin, 1899 * '' Macroptila monstralis'' Schaus, 1911 * '' Macroptila nebecula'' Schaus, 1911 * '' Macroptila rotundata'' Dognin, 1916

References

* Lithosiini Moth genera {{Lithosiini-stub