Micracontia
| Micracontia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Subfamily: | Acontiinae |
| Genus: | Hampson, 1895 |
| Species: | M. batisella
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| Binomial name | |
| Micracontia batisella Hampson, 1895
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Micracontia is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae. Its only species, Micracontia batisella, is found in Sri Lanka. Both the genus and species were first described by George Hampson in 1895.[1][2][3]
References
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Micracontia". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
- ^ Savela, Markku (February 27, 2020). "Micracontia Hampson, 1895". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
- ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Micracontia Hampson, 1895". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. doi:10.5519/s93616qw. Retrieved October 8, 2020.