Macrobathra alternatella

Macrobathra alternatella is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1864. It is found in Australia,[1] where it has been recorded from Queensland.[2]

Macrobathra alternatella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Macrobathra
Species:
M. alternatella
Binomial name
Macrobathra alternatella
(Walker, 1864)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia alternatella Walker, 1864
  • Macrobathra puncticulata Turner, 1896
  • Macrobathra obliquata T. P. Lucas, 1901

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Macrobathra alternatella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum.
  2. Australian Faunal Directory


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