Micracosmeryx

Micracosmeryx
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Subtribe:	Macroglossina
Genus:	Micracosmeryx ; Mell, 1922
Species:	M. chaochauensis
Binomial name
	Micracosmeryx chaochauensis; (Clark, 1922)
Synonyms
	Gurelca chaochauensisClark, 1922; Micracosmeryx macroglossoidesMell, 1922;

Last updated August 11, 2025

Micracosmeryx is a monotypic moth genus in the family Sphingidae first described by Rudolf Mell in 1922. Its only species, Micracosmeryx chaochauensis, described by Benjamin Preston Clark in 1922, is known from southern China and northern Vietnam.^[2]

References

↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-06. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
↑ Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Micracosmeryx chaochauensis (Clark, 1922)". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 16, 2018.

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[1] "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-06. Retrieved 2011-10-26.

[2] Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Micracosmeryx chaochauensis (Clark, 1922)". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 16, 2018.

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