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Miresa

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Miresa
Miresa semicalida
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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
  • Nyssia Herrich-Schäffer, 1854
  • Miresopsis Matsumura, 1927
  • Neomiresa Butler

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

Description

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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

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References

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  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.
  • De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Miresa Walker, 1855". Afromoths. Retrieved October 4, 2017. - with images
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