''Pseudomicronia'' 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
Uraniidae.
Description
Palpi short, porrect and not very slender. Antennae thickened and flattened. Mid tibia with one pair of spurs, hind tibia with two pairs. Forewing with costa slightly arched. The apex rounded, the outer margin straight. Veins 2 and 3 from a point before end of cell. Veins 6 and 7 stalked. Veins 8 to 10 stalked. Hindwing with an angled tail at vein 4 and veins 3,4 from cell.
Species
Some species of this genus are:
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Pseudomicronia advocataria''
(Walker, 1861) (India, Taiwan, China, Philippines, Borneo)
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Pseudomicronia archilis
''Pseudomicronia'' 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 approxi ...
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(Oberthür, 1891)
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Pseudomicronia bundutuhan
''Pseudomicronia'' is a genus of moths in the family Uraniidae.
Description
Palpi short, porrect and not very slender. Antennae thickened and flattened. Mid tibia with one pair of spurs, hind tibia with two pairs. Forewing with costa slightly a ...
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Holloway, 1998 (Borneo)
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Pseudomicronia charassozona''
West, 1932
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Pseudomicronia fraterna''
Moore, 1887 (Sri Lanka)
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Pseudomicronia oppositana''
Snellen
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Pseudomicronia unimacula''
Warren
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Pseudomicronia tibetana''
Bytinski-Salz, 1939 (Tibet)
References
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Moore, 1887 . ''The Lepidoptera of Ceylon'' 3: 461
Uraniidae
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