Microcompe

Microcompe
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Subtribe: Spilosomina
Genus: Microcompe
Laguerre, 2023
Type species
Microcompe naumanni
Laguerre, 2023

Microcompe is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae that was erected by French entomologist Michel Laguerre in 1883.

Taxonomy

Two species are recognised in the genus Microcompe:

References

  1. 1 2 Laguerre, Michel (November 2023). "Generic revision of Hypercompe Hübner, [1818] and allied genera with descriptions of new genera and new species (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae)". Faunitaxys. 11 (75). AFCFF (Association française de Cartographie de la Faune et de la Flore): 1–34. doi:10.57800/faunitaxys-11(75).