''Miresa'' is a genus of
moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
s in the family
Limacodidae
The Limacodidae or Eucleidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Zygaenoidea or the Cossoidea;Scoble, M.J. (1992). ''The Lepidoptera: Form, Function and Diversity.'' Oxford University Press. the placement is in dispute. They are often ca ...
described by
Francis Walker in 1855.
Description
Palpi not reaching beyond frontal tuft. Antennae of male with serrated distal half, mid and hind tibia with terminal pairs of spurs. Forewings with veins 7, 8 and 9 stalked. Hindwings with veins 6 and 7 on a short stalk or from cell.
Species
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Miresa albipuncta''
Herrich-Schäffer, 1854 (India, Sri Lanka)
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Miresa argentifera''
Walker (Sri Lanka)
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Miresa basirufa''
Hering, 1941 (Congo)
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Miresa bilineata''
Hering, 1928
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Miresa bracteata''
Butler, 1880 (India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand)
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Miresa burmensis''
Hering (China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam)
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Miresa clarissa''
(Stoll, 1790) (Costa Rica, French Guiana)
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Miresa demangei''
de Joannis (Bhutan, China, Myanmar, Vietnam)
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Miresa exigua'' (China, Myanmar)
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Miresa fangae''
Wu & Solovyev, 2011 (China)
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Miresa fulgida
''Miresa'' is a genus of moths in the family Limacodidae described by Francis Walker in 1855.
Description
Palpi not reaching beyond frontal tuft. Antennae of male with serrated distal half, mid and hind tibia with terminal pairs of spurs. Forewi ...
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Wileman (China, Taiwan, Vietnam)
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Miresa gilba''
Karsch, 1899 (Ghana)
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Miresa gliricidiae
''Miresa'' is a genus of moths in the family Limacodidae described by Francis Walker (entomologist), Francis Walker in 1855.
Description
Palpi not reaching beyond frontal tuft. Antennae of male with serrated distal half, mid and hind tibia with t ...
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Hering, 1933 (Sierra Leone)
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Miresa habenichti''
Wichgraf, 1913 (Mozambique)
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Miresa kwangtungensis''
Hering, 1931 (China, Laos, Vietnam)
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Miresa livida''
West, 1940 (Congo)
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Miresa polargenta''
Wu & Solovyev, 2011 (Vietnam)
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Miresa rorida'' (Laos, Thailand)
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Miresa sagitovae'' (Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam)
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Miresa semicalida
''Miresa'' is a genus of moths in the family Limacodidae described by Francis Walker (entomologist), Francis Walker in 1855.
Description
Palpi not reaching beyond frontal tuft. Antennae of male with serrated distal half, mid and hind tibia with t ...
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Hampson, 1910 (Congo, Zambia)
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Miresa sibinoides
''Miresa sibinoides'' is a moth of the family Limacodidae first described by Hering in 1931. It is found in Sri Lanka and India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest count ...
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Hering, 1931
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Miresa strigivena
''Miresa'' is a genus of moths in the family Limacodidae described by Francis Walker in 1855.
Description
Palpi not reaching beyond frontal tuft. Antennae of male with serrated distal half, mid and hind tibia with terminal pairs of spurs. Forewi ...
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Hampson, 190 (Nigeria)
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Miresa urga
''Miresa'' is a genus of moths in the family Limacodidae described by Francis Walker in 1855.
Description
Palpi not reaching beyond frontal tuft. Antennae of male with serrated distal half, mid and hind tibia with terminal pairs of spurs. Forewi ...
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Hering, 1933 (China)
References
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External links
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Limacodidae genera
Limacodidae
Taxa named by Francis Walker (entomologist)
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