''Micraloa emittens'' is a

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of the family

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. It was described by Francis Walker in 1855. It is found in

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and

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. In ''The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II'', the species described with '' Micraloa lineola'', as follows:

References

* 2004: A new genus is established for ''Bombyx lineola'' Fabricius, 1793, with systematic notes on the genus ''Aloa'' Walker, 1855. (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae). ''Atalanta'' 35 (3/4): 403-413. * , 1885: On the Lepidoptera of Bombay and the Deccan. ''Proceedings of the Scientific Meetings of the Zoological Society of London'' 1885: 287-307, pl. XX-XXI, London. * , 1855: ''List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum'' 3: 583-775, Edward Newman: London. Moths described in 1855 Spilosomina Moths of Asia Moths of Sri Lanka {{Spilosomina-stub