Microstola | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Erebidae |
Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
Genus: | Microstola Lower, 1920 |
Species: | M. ammoscia |
Binomial name | |
Microstola ammoscia Lower, 1920 | |
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Microstola is a monotypic moth genus in the subfamily Arctiinae. Its single species, Microstola ammoscia, is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland. Both the genus and species were first described by Oswald Bertram Lower in 1920. The habitat consists of wet tropics.
Adults are pale brown, except for two dark spots on the forewings.
References
- Savela, Markku (24 June 2015). "Microstola Lower, 1920". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (5 November 2004). "Microstola Lower, 1920". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- Australian Faunal Directory
- Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (20 July 2019). "Microstola ammoscia Lower, 1920". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
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