Micronola
Encyclopedia
Micronola is a genus
of moth
s of the Micronoctuidae
family.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of moth
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
s of the Micronoctuidae
Micronoctuidae
The Micronoctuidae are a family of moths that includes about 400 described species. The family was first described in 2005.Micronoctua karsholti is the smallest of all species in the Noctuoidea superfamily.-Taxonomic History:...
family.
Species
- Micronola wadicolaMicronola wadicolaMicronola wadicola is a moth of the Micronoctuidae family. It is found in Jordan, south-western Iran, south-western Saudi Arabia, Oman and Yemen....
Amsel, 1935 - Micronola yemeniMicronola yemeniMicronola yemeni is a moth of the Micronoctuidae family. It is found in Yemen, Tanzania and Nigeria.The wingspan is 8.5-11 mm. The head, patagia and first part of the thorax are brownish grey to dark grey. The forewings are brownish grey to dark grey in ssp. yemeni and light grey in ssp....
Fibiger, 2011 - Micronola zahiriiMicronola zahiriiMicronola zahirii is a moth of the Micronoctuidae family. It is found in western Iran and western Azerbaijan.The wingspan is about 10.5 mm. The head, patagia and anterior part of the thorax are grey brown. The posterior part of the thorax is light brown. The forewing ground colour is light brown...
Fibiger, 2011 - Micronola iraniMicronola iraniMicronola irani is a moth of the Micronoctuidae family. It is found in the mountains of western and southern Iran. The habitat consists of open Artemisia steppe....
Fibiger, 2011