Palaeomicroides

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Palaeomicroides
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Micropterigidae
Genus: Palaeomicroides
Issiki, 1931
Species

7 (see text)

Palaeomicroides is a genus of small primitive metallic moths in the family Micropterigidae. [1] [2] [3] [4] The genus is endemic to Taiwan. [2] [3]

Species

There are seven recognized species: [1] [2] [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Palaeomicroides". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 Savela, Markku. "Palaeomicroides Issiki, 1931". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 "Palaeomicroides". Catalogue of life in Taiwan. Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taiwan. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  4. ↑ "Palaeomicroides Issiki, 1931". biolib.cz. Retrieved 14 October 2022.


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