Vietomartyria
Encyclopedia
Vietomartyria is a genus
of small primitive metallic moths in the insect
order
Lepidoptera
within the family
Micropterigidae
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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 small primitive metallic moths in the insect
Insect
Insects are a class of living creatures within the arthropods that have a chitinous exoskeleton, a three-part body , three pairs of jointed legs, compound eyes, and two antennae...
order
Order (biology)
In scientific classification used in biology, the order is# a taxonomic rank used in the classification of organisms. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, family, genus, and species, with order fitting in between class and family...
Lepidoptera
Lepidoptera
Lepidoptera is a large order of insects that includes moths and butterflies . It is one of the most widespread and widely recognizable insect orders in the world, encompassing moths and the three superfamilies of butterflies, skipper butterflies, and moth-butterflies...
within the family
Family (biology)
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Micropterigidae
Micropterigidae
Micropterigoidea is the superfamily of "mandibulate archaic moths", all placed in the single family Micropterigidae, containing currently about 20 living genera. They are considered the most primitive extant lineage of Lepidoptera ....
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Species
- Vietomartyria expeditionisVietomartyria expeditionisVietomartyria expeditionis is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by Mey in 1997. It is known from the mountainous areas of northern Vietnam.The length of the forewings is 3.8 mm....
(Mey, 1997) - Vietomartyria nankunshanaVietomartyria nankunshanaVietomartyria nankunshana is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by Hashimoto & Hirowatari in 2009. It is known from Nankunshan, Guangdong in southern China....
Hashimoto & Hirowatari, 2009 - Vietomartyria nanlinganaVietomartyria nanlinganaVietomartyria nanlingana is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by Hashimoto & Hirowatari in 2009. It is known from Nanling, Guangdong in southern China....
Jinbo & Hirowatari, 2009