| Macraesthetica | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Macraesthetica Meyrick, 1932 |
| Species: | M. rubiginis |
| Binomial name | |
| Macraesthetica rubiginis (Walsingham in Sharp, 1907) | |
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Macraesthetica is a monotypic moth genus belonging to the subfamily Olethreutinae of the family Tortricidae. The genus was erected by Edward Meyrick in 1932. It contains only one species, Macraesthetica rubiginis, which is only known from the Hawaiian island of Oahu. The species was first described by Lord Walsingham in 1907.
See also
References
- Baixeras, J.; Brown, J. W. & Gilligan, T. M. "Online World Catalogue of the Tortricidae". Tortricid.net. Retrieved January 20, 2009.
External links
- Tortricid.net
- Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1978). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 9 Microlepidoptera. The University Press of Hawaii, Honolulu. hdl:10125/7338.
- "Macraesthetica Meyrick, 1932 (Tortricidae: Olethreutinae: Eucosmini)". Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) of Hawaii.
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| Macraesthetica |
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