Biology:Macaretaera

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Short description: Genus of moths

Macaretaera
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Macaretaera

Meyrick, 1886[1]
Species:
M. hesperis
Binomial name
Macaretaera hesperis
Meyrick, 1886
Synonyms
  • Trichoptychodes Swinhoe, 1894
  • Trigonophylla Turner, 1937
  • Trichoptychodes delicata Swinhoe, 1894
  • Trigonophylla trichroma Turner, 1937

Macaretaera is a monotypic moth genus of the family Crambidae described by Edward Meyrick in 1886.[2] It contains only one species, Macaretaera hesperis, described by the same author in the same year, which is found in India , Vietnam, Australia (Queensland),[3] Papua New Guinea[4] and on Fiji.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q6722558 entry