Mirina confucius

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Mirina confucius
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Endromidae
Genus: Mirina
Species:
M. confucius
Binomial name
Mirina confucius
Zolotuhin & Witt, 2000

Mirina confucius is a moth of the family Endromidae. [1] It is found in mountain forests in northern Vietnam, northern Thailand and south-western China. [2]

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References

  1. "Mirina confucius Zolotuhin & Witt, 2000". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2022-12-26.
  2. Zolotuhin, V. V.; Pugaev, S. N.; Sinjaev, V. V.; Witt, T. J. (Jun 2011). "The biology of Mirinidae with description of preimaginal instars of Mirina confucius Zolotuhin & Witt, 2000 (Lepidoptera, Mirinidae)" (PDF). Tinea. 21 (4): 189–198.