Microstola

Microstola is a monotypic moth genus in the subfamily Arctiinae. Its single species, Microstola ammoscia, is found in Australia,[1] where it has been recorded from Queensland. Both the genus and species were first described by Oswald Bertram Lower in 1920.[2] The habitat consists of wet tropics.[3]

Microstola
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Erebidae
Subfamily:
Arctiinae
Genus:
Microstola

Lower, 1920
Species:
M. ammoscia
Binomial name
Microstola ammoscia
Lower, 1920
Synonyms
  • Aclytophanes Turner, 1940
  • Microstola ammoscia Lower, 1920
  • Heliosia aedumena Turner, 1922

Adults are pale brown, except for two dark spots on the forewings.[4]

References
  1. Savela, Markku (24 June 2015). "Microstola Lower, 1920". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  2. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (5 November 2004). "Microstola Lower, 1920". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  3. Australian Faunal Directory
  4. Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (20 July 2019). "Microstola ammoscia Lower, 1920". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 23 October 2019.


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