| Michaelshaffera maidoa | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Clade: | Euarthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Michaelshaffera |
| Species: | M. maidoa |
| Binomial name | |
| Michaelshaffera maidoa (Schaus, 1922) | |
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Michaelshaffera maidoa is a species of snout moth in the genus Michaelshaffera . It was described by Schaus in 1922. It is found in French Guiana. [1]
The Pyralidae, commonly called pyralid moths, snout moths or grass moths, are a family of Lepidoptera in the ditrysian superfamily Pyraloidea. In many classifications, the grass moths (Crambidae) are included in the Pyralidae as a subfamily, making the combined group one of the largest families in the Lepidoptera. The latest review by Eugene G. Munroe & Solis, in Kristensen (1999) retains the Crambidae as a full family of Pyraloidea.
Michaelshaffera is a genus of snout moths. It was described by M. Alma Solis in 1998.
William Schaus was an American entomologist who became known for his major contribution to the knowledge and description of new species of the Neotropical Lepidoptera.