''Micronia'' 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 of subfamily
Microniinae of family
Uraniidae
The Uraniidae are a family (biology), family of moths containing four subfamily (biology), subfamilies, 90 genera, and roughly 700 species. The family is distributed throughout the tropics of the Americas, Africa and Indo-Australia.Carter, David ...
. The genus was erected by
Achille Guenée
Achille Guenée (sometimes M.A. Guenée; 1 January 1809 – 30 December 1880) was a French lawyer and entomologist.
Biography
Achille Guenée was born in Chartres and died in Châteaudun.
He was educated in Chartres, where he showed a very ear ...
in 1857. The species of this genus are found in
India
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,
Sri Lanka
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,
Indonesia
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and
Papua New Guinea
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.
Description
Palpi porrect (extending forward), slender, and rather long. Antennae thickened and flattened. Hindleg of male with the femur very slender, the tibiae thickened, with one medial spur and a terminal pair; a tuft of short hair from the base on upperside. Forewing with the costa arched towards apex, which is acute; the outer margin straight; veins 2 and 3 on a short stalk; 6 and 7 from angle of cell; 8, 9 and 10 stalked. Hindwing with an angle at vein 4; veins 3 and 4 from cell.
Species
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Micronia aculeata''
Guenée, 1857
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Micronia albidiorata''
Mabille, 1893
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Micronia dilatistriga''
Warren
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Micronia discata''
Warren
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Micronia falca''
Swinhoe
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Micronia fuscifimbria''
Warren
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Micronia interrupta''
Pagenstecher
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Micronia justaria''
Walker
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Micronia notabalis''
Pagenstecher, 1900
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Micronia obliterata''
Warren
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Micronia pluviosa''
Warren, 1897
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Micronia punctatissima''
Gaede, 1929
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Micronia semifasciata''
Mabille, 1879
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Micronia sinuosa''
Warren
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Micronia strigifera''
Warren
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Micronia thibetaria''
Poujade, 1895
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Micronia zebrata''
Warren
References
Uraniidae
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