Macrobela

Macrobela is a monotypic moth genus of the family Crambidae described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1939.[2] It contains only one species, Macrobela phaeophasma, described by the same author in the same year, which is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.

Macrobela
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Macrobela

Turner, 1939[1]
Species:
M. phaeophasma
Binomial name
Macrobela phaeophasma
Turner, 1939
Synonyms
  • Asopia phaeophasma

The wingspan is about 15 mm. The wings are grey or brown with a white mark on the costa of the forewings.[3]

References
  1. Nuss, Matthias; Landry, Bernard; Mally, Richard; Vegliante, Francesca; Tränkner, Andreas; Bauer, Franziska; Hayden, James; Segerer, Andreas; Schouten, Rob; Li, Houhun; Trofimova, Tatiana; Solis, M. Alma; De Prins, Jurate & Speidel, Wolfgang (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  2. Pitkin, Brian; Jenkins, Paul (5 November 2004). "Macrobela Turner, 1939". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  3. Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (18 March 2012). "Macrobela phaeophasma Turner, 1939". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 29 May 2018.


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