Miresa

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Miresa
Miresa bracteata @ Kanjirappally 01.jpg
Miresa bracteata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Limacodidae
Subfamily: Limacodinae
Genus: Miresa
Walker, 1855
Type species
Nyssia albipuncta Herrich-Schäffer, 1854 [1]
Synonyms
  • NyssiaHerrich-Schäffer, 1854
  • MiresopsisMatsumura, 1927
  • NeomiresaButler

Miresa is a genus of moths in the family Limacodidae that was first described by Francis Walker in 1855. [2]

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Description

Palpi not reaching beyond frontal tuft. Antennae of male with serrated distal half, mid and hind tibia with terminal pairs of spurs. Forewings with veins 7, 8 and 9 stalked. Hindwings with veins 6 and 7 on a short stalk or from cell. [3]

Species

References

  1. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Miresa Walker, 1855". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
  2. The Moths of Borneo
  3. Hampson, G. F. (1892). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume I. Taylor and Francis via Biodiversity Heritage Library.