''Micracosmeryx'' is a monotypic moth genus in the family Sphingidae first described by Rudolf Mell in 1922. Its only species, ''Micracosmeryx chaochauensis'', described by

Benjamin Preston Clark Benjamin Preston Clark (October 8, 1860, in West Roxbury – January 11, 1939, in Philadelphia), known to friends as "Preston", was an American entomologist who specialized in Lepidoptera, especially Sphingidae. He also operated a mercantile bu ...

in 1922, is known from southern

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

and northern Vietnam.

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Macroglossini Monotypic moth genera Moths of Asia Taxa named by Rudolf Mell Sphingidae genera {{Macroglossini-stub