Macrobathra porphyrea

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Macrobathra porphyrea
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Macrobathra
Species:
M. porphyrea
Binomial name
Macrobathra porphyrea
Meyrick, 1886

Macrobathra porphyrea is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1886. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales. [1]

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References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Macrobathra porphyrea". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved 8 May 2018.