Macaretaera
Genus of moths
| Macaretaera | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Macaretaera Meyrick, 1886[1] |
| Species: | M. hesperis |
| Binomial name | |
| Macaretaera hesperis Meyrick, 1886 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Macaretaera is a monotypic moth genus of the family Crambidae described by Edward Meyrick in 1886.[2] It contains only one species, Macaretaera hesperis, described by the same author in the same year, which is found in India, Vietnam, Australia (Queensland),[3] Papua New Guinea[4] and on Fiji.
References
- ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
- ^ Pitkin, Brian; Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Macaretaera Meyrick, 1886". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
- ^ CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences - Australian Moths Online
- ^ BOLD Systems
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