Microthyris

Microthyris
Microthyris prolongalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Subfamily:	Spilomelinae
Tribe:	Agroterini
Genus:	Microthyris Lederer, 1863
Type species
Botys prolongalis Guenée, 1854
Species
See text
Synonyms
Crossophora Möschler, 1890 Grossophora [lapsus] Cyclocena Möschler, 1890

Microthyris is a genus of pyraloid moths, belonging to the subfamily Spilomelinae of the grass moth family (Crambidae). The genus was first described by Julius Lederer in 1863.

Species

The genus includes the following species:

• Microthyris alvinalis (Guenée, 1854)
• Microthyris anormalis (Guenée, 1854)
• Microthyris asadias (Druce, 1899)
• Microthyris lelex (Cramer, 1777)
• Microthyris microthyralis (Snellen, 1899)
• Microthyris miscellalis (Möschler, 1890)
• Microthyris prolongalis (Guenée, 1854)

Footnotes

References

• Pitkin, Brian; Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Microthyris Lederer, 1863". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
• Savela, Markku. "Microthyris Lederer, 1863". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved May 30, 2018.

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