Mimachrostia
Encyclopedia
Mimachrostia is a genus
of moth
s of the Micronoctuidae
family. It was formerly placed in the Noctuidae
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. It was formerly placed in the Noctuidae
Noctuidae
The Noctuidae or owlet moths are a family of robustly-built moths that includes more than 35,000 known species out of possibly 100,000 total, in more than 4,200 genera. They constitute the largest family in the Lepidoptera....
family.
Species
- Mimachrostia fasciataMimachrostia fasciataMimachrostia fasciata is a moth of the Micronoctuidae family. It is known from North Korea, South Korea, the Japanese islands Hokkaido and Honshu and Tsushima, the Russian Far East and China. The habitat consists of rich broadleaved forests....
Sugi, 1982- Mimachrostia fasciata fasciata
- Mimachrostia fasciata minimus Fibiger, 2010
- Mimachrostia parafasciataMimachrostia parafasciataMimachrostia parafasciata is a moth of the Micronoctuidae family. It is known from Chekiang and Kiangsu in eastern China.Adults have been found in May and June, but probably occur in several generations....
Fibiger, 2008 - Mimachrostia costafasciataMimachrostia costafasciataMimachrostia costafasciata is a moth of the Micronoctuidae family. It is known from northern Vietnam.Adults have been found in September....
Fibiger, 2008 - Mimachrostia novofasciataMimachrostia novofasciataMimachrostia novofasciata is a moth of the Micronoctuidae family. It is known from Hainan in China.The wingspan is about 13 mm. The forewing is beige, with light brown subterminal and terminal areas, blackish brown areas basally and medially by the costa. The subterminal line is indistinct and...
Fibiger, 2010