Marasmarcha

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Marasmarcha
Marasmarcha lunaedactyla, Newborough Warren, North Wales, July 2012 (19104823613).jpg
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Tribe: Marasmarchini
Genus: Marasmarcha
Meyrick, 1886 [1]

Marasmarcha is a genus of moths in the family Pterophoridae erected by Edward Meyrick in 1886. [1]

Species

As of version 1.1.23.125, the Catalogue of the Pterophoroidea of the World lists the following three species for the genus: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Hobern, Donald (5 May 2023). "Family Pterophoridae". Catalogue of the Pterophoroidea of the World. Retrieved 11 May 2023.