Micracontia

Micracontia
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Subfamily:	Acontiinae
Genus:	Micracontia Hampson, 1895
Species:	M. batisella
Binomial name
Micracontia batisella Hampson, 1895

Micracontia is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae. Its only species, Micracontia batisella, is found in Sri Lanka. Both the genus and species were first described by George Hampson in 1895. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

References

1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Micracontia​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved October 8, 2020.
2. Savela, Markku (February 27, 2020). "Micracontia Hampson, 1895". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
3. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Micracontia Hampson, 1895". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. doi:10.5519/s93616qw . Retrieved October 8, 2020.