Pseudomicronia Explained

Pseudomicronia is a genus of moths in the family Uraniidae.

Description

Palpi short, porrect and not very slender. Antennae thickened and flattened. Mid tibia with one pair of spurs, hind tibia with two pairs. Forewing with costa slightly arched. The apex rounded, the outer margin straight. Veins 2 and 3 from a point before end of cell. Veins 6 and 7 stalked. Veins 8 to 10 stalked. Hindwing with an angled tail at vein 4 and veins 3,4 from cell.^{[1] [2]}

Species

Some species of this genus are:

• Pseudomicronia advocataria (Walker, 1861) (India, Taiwan, China, Philippines, Borneo)
• Pseudomicronia archilis (Oberthür, 1891)
• Pseudomicronia bundutuhan Holloway, 1998 (Borneo)
• Pseudomicronia charassozona West, 1932
• Pseudomicronia fraterna Moore, 1887 (Sri Lanka)
• Pseudomicronia oppositana Snellen
• Pseudomicronia unimacula Warren
• Pseudomicronia tibetana Bytinski-Salz, 1939 (Tibet)

References

• Web site: Savela . Markku . Pseudomicronia Moore, [1887] ]. Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . August 1, 2018.
• Moore, 1887 . The Lepidoptera of Ceylon 3: 461

Notes and References

1. Book: Hampson, G. F. . George Hampson

   . George Hampson . 1895 . The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma . Moths Volume III . Taylor and Francis . Biodiversity Heritage Library.

2. Pitkin . Brian . Jenkins . Paul . amp . November 5, 2004 . Pseudomicronia Moore, 1887 . Butterflies and Moths of the World . Natural History Museum, London . 10.5519/s93616qw . August 1, 2018.